Was Down, Now Up…

[cumbriahandyman]

Work has been a little scarce lately, and money a bit on the short side. Then a telephone call last week gave me uplift.

I have landed a job doing a complete rewire of a detached house in Carlisle. Including a new 17th CU.

The customer has agreed to pay me £12.00 an hour and 40p a mile for travel. Reckons it will still cost him less than half of what a spark would charge.

I then get to do the painting, decorating and fit the kitchen, less worktops.

I’m in the money for the next couple of months.

Ain't life grand now and then.

 

[PrenticeBoyofDerry]

cumbriahandyman,
Glad to hear you have a bit of work.
Last week I was made unemployed due to factory closure, worked there for best part of 20 years, doing various jobs.
I have a bit of a moral dilemma now.
I have quite a bit redundancy, weeks notice and unfair dismissal compo coming my way.
But if I find work withing the next 23 weeks they start to take my notice off me, hardly an incentive to be bothered.

 

[xr4x4]

Work has been a little scarce lately, and money a bit on the short side. Then a telephone call last week gave me uplift.

I have landed a job doing a complete rewire of a detached house in Carlisle. Including a new 17th CU.

The customer has agreed to pay me £12.00 an hour and 40p a mile for travel. Reckons it will still cost him less than half of what a spark would charge.

I then get to do the painting, decorating and fit the kitchen, less worktops.

I’m in the money for the next couple of months.

Ain't life grand now and then.

Your not a spark then?

 

[cumbriahandyman]

Your not a spark then?

No, just a handyman...

 

[xr4x4]

Your not a spark then?

No, just a handyman...

How you going about the regs then? Building control, testing etc?

I only ask coz I've been naughty a few times and the owner was happy with this.

 

[Deleted member 105431]

The handyman; jack of all master of none.

What a cowboy you are doing work when unqualified and for the princely sum of £12 ph.

 

[wotan]

The op has a right to put food on his table, if he's a competent person, he can surly get the work checked off and certified.

Wotan

 

[xr4x4]

The handyman; jack of all master of none.

What a cowboy you are doing work when unqualified and for the princely sum of £12 ph.

So I guess you think because you charge more than that, your a better person than he is.

 

[Deleted member 105431]

I don't do work I'm not qualified for and then undercut those who are legit.

 

[geraint]

The op has a right to put food on his table, if he's a competent person, he can surly get the work checked off and certified.

Wotan

where is banal when you want him.....

 

[Nige F]

The handyman; jack of all master of none.

What a cowboy you are doing work when unqualified and for the princely sum of £12 ph.

almost as bad as a dole bludger . Shoot the lot of em

 

[xr4x4]

Depends on how 'competent' the op is, doesn't it.

 

[Deleted member 105431]

You can only be competent by gaining the relevant qualification. Just because you can put up a shelf or paint a wall it doesn't make you an electrician.

 

[libby lou lou]

Read the regs, do the job, if your wrong,your wrong, like this muppet goverment. No one get's the blame.

Some people do what they have always done to provide.

Now the H/S arse,holes haunt us, you believe that's how it should be.

Live your own life dangermouse, what the fook is wrong with £12 an hour, you foking pr ick?

I would work illegally, (saftey in mind) for that.

 

[joinerjohn]

There are many a qualified bloke would be happy to work for £12 an hour these days.
PBD, from your post I take it, the owners are taking into account the 3 months statutory consultation and notice period and have laid you off during this period? This has to be paid (unless you find alternative employment).
Happened to me in 1990 (although I was actually finished about 5 weeks before the notice of redundancy period was up and so got paid for 5 weeks before I was eligible for UB. I'd been there for 11 years.

One company I worked for in the late 90's went bust and we were literally given 5 minutes notice. Had to claim redundancy payments off the government under some scheme or other (took a few months to sort out though)