THE MAGAZINE FOR THE DRAINAGE,WATER &WASTEWATER INDUSTRIES
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NADC calls for change to
furlough arrangements Trade body proposes employees to be taken in and out of furlough on a weekly basis
T
he National Association ofDrainage Contractors (NADC) has written to Rishi Sunak, The Chancellor of the Exchequer,
proposingmuch greater flexibility in the furlough scheme, allowing for employees to bemoved in and out atweekly rather than three- weekly intervals. Peter Stacey,NADC Chairman said: ‘As theGovernment starts to ease the Coronavirus restrictions it is vital that businesses are able to ramp up activity as quickly as possible to helpwith the recovery of the economy.Whilstwe applaud all thatGovernment has done to support business,we are concerned that the current furlough arrangements will inadvertently discourage drainage contractors frombringing people back towork.With greatly depleted cash resources, contractors are going to think twice before taking people out of furlough unless
they have aminimumof three weeks guaranteedwork. By amending the scheme to allow contractors to bring people in and out of furlough at aweeks-noticemanymore employeeswill be brought out of furlough sooner rather than laterwhich has to be good for business and the economy’.
NADCmembers are engaged in thewhole panoply of drainage services ranging fromhigh pressurewater jetting, excavation and repair, vacuuming and tankering, sweeping, effluentwaste recycling, to CCTV surveying, patching and lining aswell as
unblocking.As the fourth essential utility service, drainage contractingwill play a vital role in the smooth re-building of the economy.
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