This blog follows on from my last one and endeavours to remind our decision makers of the importance of looking after those people who desire no recognition just a fair wage for a fair day's work.
In the age of the global market place and the immense competition that the internet provides it takes quite some effort to differentiate yourself and have sustainable success in a market place of just 90,000 people, something I don’t believe is recognised by many of our decision makers.
I would like to pay tribute to those who work in what I would describe as the engine room of Jersey’s business community. Those like my staff who work hard, don’t ask for recognition, earn a decent wage and yet because of the ridiculous cost of housing are unable to contemplate ever one day owning their own property and having a deserved stake in our community.
If we as a community don’t do anything to redress this appalling inequity we will be sowing the seeds of our own destruction. Why should local people work for local businesses if they can never hope to have a stake in the future of their own society? If nothing is done about this problem local businesses will increasingly need staff from outside of the Island which can only leave any immigration policy in tatters if we want a diversified and sustainable business community.
Inevitably the development of St. Helier will have to look to the heavens if we want to keep the rest of this wonderful Island green, anything less and we’ll be simply doing the equivalent of rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic.
Here’s to the unrecognised heroes of Jersey enterprise – the engine room
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