Secondment of construction workers to be reviewed

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Secondment of construction workers to be reviewed; some firms say they require manpower for their own projects that are about to start and cannot place out the workers

The government also recognises that even after construction projects restart, firms have to bear additional costs to meet the new Covid-19 requirements, which were not priced into existing contracts.

ORIGINAL plans for the secondment of construction workers will be reviewed, following feedback from companies, Second Minister for National Development Desmond Lee said in Parliament on Friday, during the debate on the Fortitude Budget.

 

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