Re: Foreign Workers
Originally Posted by
WholeLottaRosie
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Come to think of it our tradesmen are constantly fleeced by new regulations which repeatedly come into force demanding more and more money, CHAS, SSIP, Gas safe not so long ago it was Corgi and many more, some of which have to be renewed year on year, no wonder they are sick of foreign workers undercutting them at every turn, it's a never ending battle.
Quite right. It costs me approx £170 a year to belong to Gas Safe. On top of which, for every type of gas appliance that I work on, I have to undertake exams every five years. Every gas engineer has to have the core 1 exam first. So, all in all, it costs me approx £700 every five years ( excluding time off work ) and a £170 every year for GSR. On top of that, I have a Limited company to run and all of it's expenses, therefore, I have to charge accordingly.
Thankfully, it's only me in my business, but I and my company, still have to earn money.
Some of these migrants that may or may not pay taxes etc are there to help themselves and possibly send most of their money back home. This does not help our economy and belittles the genuine British tradesman.