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    I Need Work Willing to work for free

    If you have anyone work for you or carry out tasks to the benefit of your business you employ them and have to carry insurance, and they have certain rights and benefits some of which are legally declared others are negotiable. Payment is a negotiable benefit of employment.
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    I Need Work Willing to work for free

    It might help potential employers if you say where you are in the country and give an idea of where you are willing to travel to.
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    Certificate Software - time to change?

    I have been using EasyCert for a long time, and thinking of changing. Possibly to click. The do the free version on the NICEIC website, but that’s a bit clunky. The full click version is supposed to be quite good. So the reason I am changing, possibly, is there is not an iPad version which is...
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    Amazon offering electrical Installation on selected products

    Bizzby are operating the service. I have joined it out of curiosity. They take 20%. It’s subject to site survey. I have not accepted any of the jobs as I would only do if it’s local. Not worth travelling for at that money. If extra parts or materials are required then you have to quote it via...
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    Metal CableTie Tensioner

    Has anyone used a Metal cable tie tensioner and cutter? I have never used them before, as I don't often use metal ties, but spec asks for them, and thought it may make the job easier and quicker. There are so many out there at different price ranges, Any advice?
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    I Need Work Electrician and electricians Mate / improver

    The hours are dependant upon the site, the rates are dependant upon experience and qualifications. As stated in the original post please pm me with details. Cheers
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    I Need Work Electrician and electricians Mate / improver

    I have need for Both an electrician and electricians mate, although not as a double act! I have various contracts both ongoing and beginning in West London and the Beaconsfield areas. Both commercial and high quality residential developments. Please PM me with details of your interest and I...
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    Van sign writing

    Try Symbol Signs, [email protected] Think they charged me around £360 (+Vodka and Tonic) including a colour graphic. Based in Uxbridge
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    Give me strength

    Used to work for a local authority and would get 2 to 3 calls a week to investigate reports of dangerous wiring to cooker reported by delivery drivers. In all the cases they were safe to connect and the delivery staff were too lazy to do it. But what was the most irritating was most of the...
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    caning the Electrical Trainee

    I have the honour of seeing both Electrical Trainee and full apprentices, and the four year served are not always that good either. However my point is i have just agreed to take on an apprentice whose previous company was unable to keep him due to shortage of work. The colleges course admin person came to...
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    Tax Returns...

    Waste? I class it as a business expense!
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    calculating rates and business plan

    the 38% includes for annual leave pay, sick pay, public holiday pay among others. At the end you then add in Annual holidays .......... = 4.0 weeks Paid public holidays – 9 days ……… = 1.8 weeks Paid sick/family leave – say, 10 days … = 2.0 weeks And you feel they are they not accounted for...
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    calculating rates and business plan

    So you ARE using the same figure twice. The 38% is for annual leave pay, sick pay, redundancy pay, public holiday pay, and then you add in holiday pay again! When i was at school the teachers did not give us formulas which were incorrect, lacking detail, or worked out with figures which were...
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    calculating rates and business plan

    You appear to have have added in the non productive hours twice. in the on cost 38% at the beginning and at the end. If this is not the case then the38% on cost is for what? justified how? its a random figure based on nothing much, and a dangerous figure to use if judging by the currency used...
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    calculating rates and business plan

    interesting but your maths are not working out!

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