All Laing O’Rourke’s 8,000 UK staff to take pay cuts of at least 20%

By Dave Rogers2020-04-01T12:32:00

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Laing O’Rourke has told all its 8,000 UK staff that they will have to take pay cuts of up to 30% because of the coronavirus outbreak.

This morning’s move is the most significant belt-tightening measure introduced yet by a major contractor with chief executive Ray O’Rourke likening the firm’s response to the crisis to “a war effort”.

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