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Laing O’Rourke reverses salary reductions

Laing O’Rourke has announced plans to return its staff to full pay and benefits from 1 August, following temporary cuts of between 20-30% earlier this year due to the coronavirus pandemic.

The news came in an internal staff webinar held yesterday.

Chief executive Ray O’Rourke said: “With the business on track to return to full productivity in July, I am delighted to confirm we will return our people to full pay and benefits from 1 August. We took difficult decisions in March as we sought to build the business’ resilience and prepare for the worst case scenario. This has not materialised, partly because of the strong support the sector has received from government, but also because of the fantastic response of our people to the crisis.

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