05-11-2014, 05:58 PM
Book yourself a cscs test to be a 'mate' or operative as they call it for what ever trade you want.
Without cscs you will not get on site! Then get yourself registered on an agency.
Be weary though, the gov have changed the law about getting paid under the CIS scheme (20% tax and class 2 NI) you end up paying a higher stamp on national insurance for yourself and your employe, which is complete bullshit
The only way around this is to form a limited company and get paid gross, which is what I've had to do
Don't mean to brag but I'm on £20 an hour as a subcontractor pipefitter
There's a fair bit of money to be made.
Where I'm working there's fitters mates on £18 an hour
The normal going rate for plumbing work as a subbie is £13-15 an hour
you can thank the eastern europeans for that
Without cscs you will not get on site! Then get yourself registered on an agency.
Be weary though, the gov have changed the law about getting paid under the CIS scheme (20% tax and class 2 NI) you end up paying a higher stamp on national insurance for yourself and your employe, which is complete bullshit
The only way around this is to form a limited company and get paid gross, which is what I've had to do
Don't mean to brag but I'm on £20 an hour as a subcontractor pipefitter
There's a fair bit of money to be made.
Where I'm working there's fitters mates on £18 an hour
The normal going rate for plumbing work as a subbie is £13-15 an hour
you can thank the eastern europeans for that