Majority Of North Sea Oil & Gas Workers Would Consider Quitting - Lousy Job Security Top Of Mind
The majority of offshore workers in the North Sea would consider leaving the sector, a new report has found. Poor job security was cited as the most pressing reason to quit the industry, after the collapse in oil prices from Covid-19 saw 43% of oil and gas workers furloughed or made redundant since March.
The report, carried out by climate groups Platform, Friends of the Earth Scotland and Greenpeace, found 81.7% of workers surveyed were open to leaving the industry, but lacked the government support to switch sectors.
One worker surveyed commented: “The way the industry is treating their workers, especially those in a situation similar to mine, is an absolute disgrace and should not be allowed to happen.”
Another added: “I know guys who have had two or three pay cuts over six months, no negotiations, nothing. If one engineering company cuts rates, all the others do too. I’ve honestly long suspected there is a cartel around this.”
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https://www.desmog.co.uk/2020/10/22/oil-and-gas-workers-continue-be-excluded-just-transition-report-shows
