A shortage of skilled labourers has resulted in top bricklayers in the UK earning upwards of £100,000 per year, according to industry experts.
Recruitment firm Deverell Smith and building consultants EC Harris told The Times that an exodus of labourers from the construction industry following the 2008 financial collapse means that the industry is finding it near impossible to find enough bricklayers, joiners, and plasterers for the work now available as the economy recovers.
The industry has grown 125% since 2008 according, and with a decline in apprenticeships being offered by construction firms, the opportunities will need to be filled by immigrants from Eastern Europe.
