{"id":74052,"date":"2020-03-30T09:11:38","date_gmt":"2020-03-30T08:11:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/?p=74052"},"modified":"2020-03-30T11:19:13","modified_gmt":"2020-03-30T10:19:13","slug":"kier-pay-cut","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/planning-construction-news\/kier-pay-cut\/74052\/","title":{"rendered":"COVID-19: Kier cuts employee pay by up to 20%"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kier.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kier<\/a> recently introduced a 24-hour pause across its sites to ensure it is in line with the \u2018Site Operating Procedures\u2019, as it also revealed it will cut employee salaries by between 7.5% and up to 20%<\/h2>\n<p>80% of Kier\u2019s sites or workplaces currently continue to operate, although they were previously paused for 24 hours to ensure they are in line with the Construction Leadership Council\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/health-safety-news\/covid-19-site-procedures\/73750\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Site Operating Procedures<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>If sites or workplaces are not able to operate to this standard, Kier has said it \u201cwill either implement modifications to their layout or working practices or close them\u201d.<\/p>\n<h3>Current trading<\/h3>\n<p>Although COVID-19 has created uncertainty, Kier will continue to maintain the\u00a0UK&#8217;s\u00a0highways, deliver vital maintenance to peoples&#8217; homes, provide facilities management services to the NHS, builds schools and hospitals, deliver critical national infrastructure and provide key maintenance and repair services to the water, gas, power, telecoms and rail sectors.<\/p>\n<p>Many of these services have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/planning-construction-news\/coronavirus-business-support\/73691\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Government support<\/a> and Kier will retain key worker status for a number of its employees who are carrying out these activities.<\/p>\n<p>For the year ended 30 June 2019, 73% of its core construction and infrastructure services activities related to work for Government departments or quasi-governmental entities (for example, HS2 or Network Rail) and a further 13% related to the provision of services to regulated entities (for example, in the utilities sector). There has been no material change to these figures during the current financial year.<\/p>\n<p>Trading from 1 January 2020 to date has been in line with the board&#8217;s expectations.<\/p>\n<p>80% of the company\u2019s sites or workplaces continue to operate (subject to the pause referred to above), although it recognises that this may change.<\/p>\n<p>Kier revealed it \u201ccontinues to receive support from our major customers, including Highways England, the Ministry of Justice and various utilities providers\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The business announced it would pause work on its Kier Living housebuilding sites.<\/p>\n<p>The process to dispose of Kier Living and the evaluation of the options for it property business have also both been paused.<\/p>\n<h3>COVID-19 pay cut<\/h3>\n<p>In its statement, Kier said: \u201cWe entered this period of uncertainty with a clear strategy, including a cost-saving programme and a focus on debt reduction.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn response to COVID-19, we have 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