Agency techs may have appeared to be on a "higher rate" (than the regular guys) ... but for how long for? A few months, and then what?
As I have mentioned before, accommodation was (and, indeed, remains) the "killer". Whilst the regular guys are (hopefully) more settled.
I'm not too worried about myself (as I only get "odd jobs" these days - if that), but I can see the
demise of the traditional agency tech.
Don't forget that such blokes can fulfill a real need. There are many examples of situations where temporary biomeds can come in useful (
eg, standing in during absence of a regular tech, brought in to clear a back-log of work ...
etc., etc.).
Some blokes have more or less made a career out of it. Some simply like moving around. Others found it a route to gaining experience whilst they looked around a bit. But now the whole thing has become far too complicated, thanks to "government" interference, as usual.
