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I believe it is highly likely that you will be compelled to cancel it. It seems highly likely to me that we will be ordered to stop work.have 5 weeks of work booked in, none should be cancelled unless I get sick myself
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I believe it is highly likely that you will be compelled to cancel it. It seems highly likely to me that we will be ordered to stop work.have 5 weeks of work booked in, none should be cancelled unless I get sick myself
i did think that, if they enforce a mandatory shut down then yes I would of course cancel.I believe it is highly likely that you will be compelled to cancel it. It seems highly likely to me that we will be ordered to stop work.
Hope it works out for you. Couple of bits left to do here but practically nothing's open (in terms of businesses) and I think very few people in terms of domestic customers will want people in. God knows when things will change.i did think that, if they enforce a mandatory shut down then yes I would of course cancel.
one is in a workshop installing high bay light fittings, landlord has already paid me for the job and materials.
others are car charger installs in peoples garages or coming off the cut out with henley blocks., one is a full light install in a large garden where i dont need to go in the house as fuse board is in the garage.
Got a few EICRs for empty properties booked in aswell. but as you say it comes down to any mandatory lock down.
I do all the electrical work for a local 40 bed care home, got jobs to do but they are on hold until further notice, I do have to go and sort the emergency lighting outside as its a safety issue but dont need to go inside for that other than to turn the circuit off, which I can do easily enough without touching anything and wearing ppe.
they have agreed they will otherwise only call me in an absolute emergency where it is a safety issue, if not it waits. so its about working sensibly
Bit harsh @FatAlan....people didn’t vote for this at all no one saw it coming, people voted as to who they felt best represented their views and aspirations of the future, sounds like more sour grapes from the socialist left wingers (or anyone who’s spent they life mollycoddled in state employment) I’m not a fan Particularly of this or any other government but to use this situation as a point scoring political exercise is disgusting...you should be ashamed, I’m very impressed on the whole with how this country has come together and all trying they best in a very bad situation!
I did think that when I wrote it David, my wife works for the nhs as a radiographer, but I think you’ll agree they certainly are not mollycoddled.....as some within continuous ringfenced state employment are....NHS workers are employed by the state !! Just pointing that out otherwise agree !
Seemingly pandemics are generally specifically excluded from them, and for those that don't exclude it Covid-19 isn't listed as it's too new. So generally speaking insurance won't cover it.Got a carpenter friend who I have been discussing this with. He said he is also worried about work drying up as he's got a 2 year old kid and girlfriend is pregnant.
He said he looked at his insurance policies and doesn't think due to the wording that he would be covered if he got the corona virus as if he did get it and makes a recovery as he would have had the illness for less than 30 days I think it was. it won't pay out as its for long term sick and injury cover and isn't a specified condition.. If he got it and died his family get 25k cash. He said that if work does go really bad then he would be better off having an '' accident '' and have a broken arm or leg as then he gets 5k tax free!
I don't advocate insurance fraud but I can see his thinking in the current climate.. I get a couple grand on mine if I break an arm or leg bone. Certainly makes you wonder how good these insurance policies for I come etc really are.
There is also an issue for landlords that rely on the rent to live...They've banned evictions for 3 months, but after 3 months they can evict you if you failed to pay your rent during those 3 months.
They have urged landlords to be lenient and allow tenants to pay the missed rent once the crisis is over. So as work is slowly picking up again after this crisis those of us who rent will need to be earning more than ever to pay back the missed rent.
Don't forget that anyone employed by any government organisation (about 50% of the workforce)... will still get paid regardless... as I suspect will any salaried people... so it affects a relatively small number of people... So why give money to everyone ??I personally think the American idea of £1000 monthly to everyone is a good idea. It's simple to put into place and negates the need to look into everyones financial circumstances which would take ages and cost a fortune, it is also enough for people to live on if they are frugal.
There is also an issue for landlords that rely on the rent to live..
Don't forget that anyone employed by any government organisation (about 50% of the workforce)... will still get paid regardless... as I suspect will any salaried people... so it affects a relatively small number of people... So why give money to everyone ??
It's like late 40s not exactly 50%... don't forget you need to include central government, local government, quangos, police, fire, NHS etc etc... it all adds up.Do you have anything to support these figures? 50% of the workforce being employed by a government organisation seems unlikely.
Don't forget that anyone employed by any government organisation (about 50% of the workforce)... will still get paid regardless... as I suspect will any salaried people... so it affects a relatively small number of people... So why give money to everyone ??
As with anything to do with the state sector... it's all very complicated. I was referring to the widest measure of anyone to gets paid from taxpayers funds... not the narrow direct employed measure. This is the one that's relevant to the issue of the day.Try 16.5% in the Public Sector or 5.44 million.
As with anything to do with the state sector... it's all very complicated. I was referring to the widest measure of anyone to gets paid from taxpayers funds... not the narrow direct employed measure. This is the one that's relevant to the issue of the day.Try 16.5% in the Public Sector or 5.44 million.
It seems S/E is being looked at.
The issue they've got with payments is they're trying to use existing systems, so amongst other things they know they're paying to genuine people and not scammers, who will of course be out in their thousands.
The U.S plan of sending a cheque for every household for $1500 or so doesn't seem a good idea when all the Millionaires and Billionaires will also get them.
Yes, it's not quite as good as it seems though.
They've banned evictions for 3 months, but after 3 months they can evict you if you failed to pay your rent during those 3 months.
They have urged landlords to be lenient and allow tenants to pay the missed rent once the crisis is over. So as work is slowly picking up again after this crisis those of us who rent will need to be earning more than ever to pay back the missed rent.
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I'm sure i'm not the only self employed person who has thought about this, supermarkets etc are on a bit of a recruitment drive, they need staff in all departments at the moment. The income would be enough to keep the wolf from the door,
It makes me wish id taken the opportunity to get an HGV licence a couple of years ago, i'd be happy to spend the next few weeks driving trucks of food around.
I couldn't do a public-facing job, not because I fear catching the disease but because I just don't have the temperament for it.
Its a good idea, but as with any plan it has it's issues.
Where does the money come from and does it have to be paid back?
Seemingly pandemics are generally specifically excluded from them, and for those that don't exclude it Covid-19 isn't listed as it's too new. So generally speaking insurance won't cover it.
And in the current climate the chances of finding a new tenant are seriously reduced.
A fact I'm hoping I can use to my advantage, find a new place to rent and get a lower rent because the landlord is struggling to get a tenant
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