Average site labour rates approach £1,000 a week

Average labour rates continued to rise last month hitting £992 per week despite signs of a slowdown in building activity.
Latest data from the industry’s biggest payroll firm Hudson Contract shows average earnings for self-employed tradespeople grew by 1.3% cent during November and were 5.1% higher than the same period last year.
Ian Anfield, managing director of Hudson Contract, said: “Our clients are busy, but as we have seen for some time tender opportunities are slowing dow