Furlough hit Crossrail productivity further, railway admits

By Jordan Marshall2020-08-21T05:00:00

Source: Crossrail Ltd

Board raised concerns over how many workers would be able to get going on restarted job

Furloughed staff in Crossrail’s supply chain hurt the project’s ability to remobilise after the covid-19 lockdown, board minutes have revealed.

Recently published minutes from the board’s meeting at the end of May have revealed that resourcing difficulties in its supply chain had caused problems when work on the £19bn project restarted.

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