1000鎊一週 沒錢就去英國搬磚吧

builders are hiring Portuguese bricklayers on £1,000 a week because not enough Britons can do the job.

建築商出每週1000鎊僱傭葡萄牙磚瓦工，因爲英國實在是缺少可用的人手。

Skilled workers are in such short supply they can demand double the normal day rate of £100.

技術嫺熟的工人太稀缺了，他們可以要求每天100鎊的工資翻倍。

A month ago the Mail revealed that a similar labour shortage had forced the UK’s biggest sandwich manufacturer to recruit in Hungary because it could not fill its production line with local workers.

一個月前，《每日郵報》報道了英國最大的三明治工廠勞動力短缺而到匈牙利去招聘，因爲在當地沒有足夠的工人開啓產品線。

Portugal has become a hot spot for builders while energy firms are hiring Spanish engineers, according to James Hick of recruiters Manpower.

據人力資源招聘處的詹姆斯·西克所說，能源公司正招聘西班牙工程師，而葡萄牙成爲了建築商的招聘熱點。

‘There is a severe shortage of skilled tradespeople in Britain – bricklayers, plumbers, electricians, mechanical engineers, HGV drivers,’ he added. ‘Where they were paying £500 a week at the beginning of the year, the demand for those skills means they are now paying £1,000 a week.

“英國現在技術嫺熟的工人嚴重稀缺——磚瓦工，水管工，電工，機械工程師，載重物貨車司機，”他補充道。“在年初的時候他們還是500鎊一週，現在技術需求已經讓他們的工資漲到1000鎊一週。”

‘That pressure on skills is huge, particularly in the construction industry in the South East and London.’

“技術壓力是巨大的，尤其是在倫敦東南的建築業。”

He accused UK firms of halting training schemes in the downturn and being left short when construction picked up.

他控訴英國公司在這種低迷期停止培訓課程，而且在加快建設的時候人手不足。

‘That is not something that can be resolved quickly, but companies need people who can work now, so they have had to put up pay and look elsewhere’, he added.

“這不是可以馬上解決的問題，但是公司需要馬上能工作的人，所以他們只能提高薪水到別處找人，”他說。