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  1. Dan

    Can pay, won’t pay: ECA survey find main contractors fail to pass on prompt payment t

    A study by the Electrical Contractors’ Association (ECA) confirms that late payment for subcontractors is endemic across the sector, as main contractors fail to pass on prompt payment terms from clients. Read the full news article
  2. B

    Taking money for certification - customer dont wanna pay!

    Hi, I have done some renovation in customer's kitchen which was changing place of few sockets. After that I certified my job. It was all included in price details before I started anything and she said ok, the price is fine, do it. So I finished everything, asked for money and she was like...
  3. R

    My apprentice and sick pay question

    Hi guys, I`ve had an apprentice on a government scheme for 9 months now he has previously had 2 sick days which I have paid him for, but this week he hasn't been in at all saying he is ill. I have no contract of employment in place. Do I need to pay him? thanks
  4. leep82

    JIB Electrotechnical Certification Scheme (ECS) JIB and back pay?

    Just wondering if anyone can give me any advice. I work cards in for a JIB registered company and I'm currently being paid as an approved electrician but on the 2008 rate. The company MD has given the current economic climate as a reason why my wages have not gone up with the annual JIB rise. My...
  5. leep82

    Pre pay meter

    Just had a phone call of a friend in a panic because his electric has gone off. He says all MCBs and main switches are still in the on position an nothing has tripped. He's just had a new born so didnt want to leave him in the **** so i went to have a look. He has a pre pay meter which he is...
  6. C

    London Pay rates for Sub-Contractors

    Hey Everyone I run a company with around 4 sub-contractors (all self employed individually) that do alot of work for us. We provide a van, fuel, parking, the majority of the plant and all materials. So basically they provide the labour. Most of our work is in London and the surrounding areas...
  7. T

    Will DWP Pay for ECS Card

    Will the scab centre pay for test and card I'm signed on I'm getting conflicting info
  8. G

    subcontracting pay

    Hi just wanted a bit of help an electrical company has phoned me up to do some subcontracting work for them so I wanted to know is it better for me to charge them per hour or per day and does anyone know the going rate in yorkshire I am not registered with napit or anyone yet but fully insured...
  9. G

    pay leven card payment

    Hi all, has any one tried the likes of pay leven for taking card payments from customers? Have you had good or bad experiences with the service? I noticed the stand last year at the elex show so presume they must be fairly legitimate and have been recently considering giving them a try as I'm...
  10. S

    New REAL DAWWI & Bond Pay Scheme

    Does anybody else find this whole thing utterly confusing??? We are about to do our first install in almost 1 year (we are first and foremost an Electrical contractor and have plenty of other work) and I'm struggling to get my head around the new DAWWI and Bond Pay PPS nonsense. From what I've...
  11. L

    Am i worth a pay rise??

    Hi all, I just wanted to get advice and opinions on wether its worth me asking for a wage increase. ive been working for a company for the last 14 months on £250 a week and before that i was doing fire alarm installations for 6 months and working on new builds for 4 months doing mostly second...
  12. M

    customer not willing to pay

    Hi everybody, I need some advice. I've done some rewiring work to a cafeteria, where I finished 10 days ago. After completion I send them an invoice - no reply. So after a week I send them few messages and an email asking about a date when they will pay. No replay. I send them another email...
  13. T

    How do you pay mates/ subsides

    Hello guys, I recently needed a hand , so advertised for a mate on here, and he's been working for me for about a week now. We obviously agreed payment and I have paid him, but I wondered if you guys had any sort of template you use as a receipt, stating such things as "I'm liable for my own...
  14. P

    Who should pay the bill??

    Got a call at 7:50 am this morning from a customer we did a rewire for about 6 months ago. Last night, due to the extreme weather, the rain water had penetrated the flashing on the chimney, found its way onto the chimney breast and into the lounge. We had placed a KMF switch next to the meter...
  15. D

    Is this pay standard? Good? Appalling?

    I've been offered a post (electrical improver) by the building site I've been doing work experience on. They take you on on a self employed basis,so you have to jump through the hoops and be grateful whilst not getting sick, holiday etc. This'd be my first proper paid job as a spark, am...
  16. M

    All the money we pay

    All the money we pay for these books and what not, you would think that the IET would be able to find a printing company that could actually print something with a bit of quality. Below is my OSG and I must have had it about a year now, and well that big white splurge on the left is not a flash...
  17. L

    Approved electrician rates of pay

    Hello all, i work for a non jib company so they dont pay the jib rates. I would just like to know what you all think an jib graded approved electrician should get paid. I mostly work in london and have a company van with all expenses paid. Ive been qualified 2391-10 since may 2012 (sat the march...
  18. S

    Honesty Clearly Doesn't PAy!

    We've got a bit of interest and little urgency from our customers who say they want us to install - as a customer I'd be the same. Yesterday, we visited a customer, their next door neighbour had been lucky enough to get their system installed before the Dec deadline (a debatable argument...
  19. D

    Pay Rates for QS (subcontractor) in London, no transport provided

    Hello all, I've been offered a job as a Quality Supervisor here in London for a small firm I am subcontracting my services to. The role will obviously involve lots of testing, dealing with the NIC, part office based and partly on site. There will also be design work involved, depending on the...
  20. S

    Rates of pay in the north east

    Hi all i am looking for a bit of advice on the rates of pay for a foreman and electricans in the newcastle area.The project is a new build bus station running for around 16 weeks Any feedback would be much apreciated Thanks
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