Rival firms brace for flood of CVs as Kier sheds 1,200 staff

摘要

Rival contractors say they expect to see a flood of CVs from Kier staff in the coming days after the firm this week said it was getting rid of 1,200 people in a drastic cost-cutting programme. New chief executive Andrew Davies shocked peers when he said 650 staff would be gone by the end of this month. A rival tier one chief executive said: "It might be necessary but it's the message it sends. With that sort of speed, everyone will feel in jeopardy. We go up against them all the time so I'm sure we'll be seeing a lot of CVs come in over the next few days."