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Quarter of architects took a covid paycut - but were expected to work same hours

By 2021-01-22T07:00:00

Martin Bennell

Survey finds pay stagnating, while new vacancies offered at 20% lower salaries

More than a quarter of architects have taken a paycut during the pandemic without a corresponding reduction in their workload, according to new research.

A further fifth have had both their salary and working hours cut as practices attempt to trim costs amid the ongoing uncertainty caused by coronavirus.

The figures, 28% and 21% respectively, are revealed in the latest quarterly survey of the profession by specialist recruitment agency Frame.

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