RMJM US office hit by 'walkout'
But company says: “All staff are in”
RMJM has denied claims that staff at its New York office are refusing to go into work until they get paid their missing wages.
The firm has admitted that staff in New York are behind on salaries but dismissed claims they have walked out until they get paid.
Nick Haston, RMJM’s managing director of its Asia arm, said: “All staff are in work in the New York office.”
But BD understands that just a handful of staff have been showing up for work since last week. The office on Seventh Avenue is believed to employ around 30 people having recently let go 25 after it lost its work on the Baha Mar luxury resort project.
One insider said: “The strike is all about broken promises and owed monies. Staff no longer believe anything management says. They are staying out until they get paid up.”
Haston did confirm that one of the firm’s remaining principals in its New York office, Gale LaCava, had her contract terminated last week.
The source said LaCava, who was responsible for managing the office and joined the business back in 2008, was dismissed “because she was blamed for not stopping the strike”.
BD also understands that RMJM is looking into buying another New York practice called DPM Architecture. Haston said: “Any ongoing negotiations are by their very nature confidential and as such we are not able to comment at this time.”
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Readers' comments (19)
How can they be looking to buy another practice when they cant afford to run the one they have? I would swear if I was allowed...
Yes PM, DT, NH, RB - keep smokin' the good stuff. Everything is and will be alright.
An old fable for you guys - once upon a time there were 4 housemates. They were very peculiar. They did not like washing their underwear. Every time they ran out they would go and buy more new underwear. A time came when they had no money left so they thought they would wash the pairs they already had to carry on. When they went back home, they realized that due to disuse their washing machine had broken. Furthermore all the dirty underwear was eaten by vermin. Now they had no money, no underwear or a washing machine.
Moral of the story: Do the right thing.
Rumpy: That is possibly why they (RMJM) are being taken to the 'cleaners' (court).
They'll be on skid row soon enough.
picture caption worthy of The Sun
Wonder who sent that story out, Cher?
Nick Haston is a feeble prevaricator. The strike occurred. It is still continuing if wages aren't met. Most think all will be replaced by DPM and they will operate under a new name - The Morrison way to vaporize debt.
Peter, the staff in NY are on strike until they get paid. (Nick)
Get me their names, I want them systematically removed. (Peter)
Peter, I have a plan, bin the new CEO, sack the Principals and let them take the blame for the mess. (Nick)
Will that get the staff back to work (Peter)
Work on what? (Declan)
We have no work? How did that happen, blame the new CEO and the Principals and have them and the staff systematically removed. (Peter)
what an absolute shambles RMJM has become..
I gave them over 10yrs service and it's sickening to watch the company run into the ground by poor management.
Is Fred the Shred any part of this monumental mismanagement?