Is this worth it ?????????????????

[Lighting]

Hi all can you tell me if you think this job is worth it

i got a call for a self-employed job thru a agencie installing solar panels this is the offer

3 weeks training involving 3 days in class doing ladder and access etc and the out with a electrician for 2 weeks all paid at £75 per day
Then i get a van, tester, laptop,pda and get paid £13.50 per hour
when i have prove that i can do at least two house a day (i was told this would take about 4 weeks and if i can't then there would be no work for me ) they will put me on price work at £130 per house.

They told me that i have to pay the first £10 of fuel everyday and any fuel cost over this i could claim back.
And they pay me thru a payment company that charge £20 per week for this.

can you tell me if anyone has heard of this or your thoughts on this do's this sound ok

 

[Rockingit]

To be honest, it's all down to what it's worth to you. It doesn't sound like a massive p-take, just fair expectations, so it all depends on how much you think you need the work.

 

[supasparxs]

I'm not MCS (but am thinking about it)
How much are the courses worth?

If the course is worth £2000, then in my opinion it maybe worth it as it's another string to your bow.
Are the courses C+G's or an inhouse thing that isn't worth the paper it's written on?

 

[Lighting]

To be honest, it's all down to what it's worth to you. It doesn't sound like a massive p-take, just fair expectations, so it all depends on how much you think you need the work.

Hi Rockingit

it will be worth it in the long run but just was not sure about the £70 per week its gonna cost me is this the norm for self-employed ?
But in a way in return a get a company van

 

[Lighting]

I'm not MCS (but am thinking about it)
How much are the courses worth?

If the course is worth £2000, then in my opinion it maybe worth it as it's another string to your bow.
Are the courses C+G's or an inhouse thing that isn't worth the paper it's written on?

Hi supasparxs

No C+G just a bit on 17 edt & the company then a test

 

[supasparxs]

Walk, it isn't worth it

 

[Rockingit]

Hmmm..... £70 a week (all tax deductable) to earn £1300 - so to ask the question rearranged another way: "I have an offer to earn £1230 a week after some in house training, do you think I'm likely to find a better deal at the moment?"

 

[alarm man]

it sounds a good deal,tho im surprised a company can give you a van lappy pda and training then use a different company to pay you..sounds wrong to me,id also ask what you get paid back regards the miles,most vans cost more ppm than you get back,you might get say 12ppm but the van is running at 20ppm so if its a large area you cover you will be way out of pocket on fuel,tho on the whole a grand a week is not to be sniffed at even in the good times,and the hours id imagine arnt daft,worth a go imo..

 

[alarm man]

Hi Rockingit

it will be worth it in the long run but just was not sure about the £70 per week its gonna cost me is this the norm for self-employed ?
But in a way in return a get a company van

re the van,im not sure how being supplied with transport and being self employed works but if that van is available for private use it may have other tax implications..

 

[Rockingit]

re the van,im not sure how being supplied with transport and being self employed works but if that van is available for private use it may have other tax implications..

That thought had crossed my mind, too.

 

[supasparxs]

Hi guys,
Correct me if I'm wrong.
But to install an MCS photovoltaic system you must have the C+G2372

Now with the FIT changing in about 3 weeks and the amount of installations once the exist jobs are completed are likely to drop. Most people don't have £12k hanging around, and if they did I should imagine that it would be less hassle for the customer to arrange the installation in 6 months when the weather is better.

Maybe I'm a sceptic, but if a deal is to good to be true, it tends to be to good to be true.

I have heard that the fitters get about £200 per install, and also about problems with deliveries.

Richard

 

[Lighting]

re the van,im not sure how being supplied with transport and being self employed works but if that van is available for private use it may have other tax implications..

Hi alarm man i have to pay the first £10 of fuel in each day if i have to put any more in then i can claim it back off the company the next week

 

[matt456]

if you have nowt on then go for it!
Cant see much in the solar industry for 6 months or so after december