I believe that if a company is willing to pay an agency around 34 quid an hour, and the LAE gets about 30 of that, then, all else as it is, that is what the industry seems to think we are worth. If you contract and get that, why cannot the same be paid to the permanent employees. They can hardly say it will break the bank if they are paying an agency more than that, can they?
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