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Originally Posted by shoot2thrill
Its before tax is that figure. But I get a nice rebate fter april.
Its hard to say how many hours a week i do, it depends what type of jobs iv had on that week. Most days start at 8am and finish between 2 to 4pm.
Some days you might have a nightmare tho and could end up finishing at 6 or 7. Just depends really.
With regards to no pension or sick pay i knew that when i signed up. Iv been self employed for last 7 years so made no difference to me.
Anyone with any experience in telecoms/sky/virgin/electrical industry will know its not a set hours type of job. You dont just down tools and go home at 5.
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Yeah I know. I work in the telecoms industry but I'm direct labour, not a contractor. I think you guys are getting shafted if I'm honest. Was just trying to figure out by how much. I'm surprised more don't come from Kelly's/Quinn's over to BT OR when they recruit.
It's absolutely bonkers this contracting malarkey. Contractors being paid per job going into a house connecting a modem to an extension socket using a micro filter and buggering off. When if an actual company employee picked up the job they'd have to remove all star wiring, possibly run a data connection round the side of a house. Then they'd have to test with their test equipment, and if that picks up a fault they have to go and fix it! So you end up with tonnes of jobs coming in to go and clean up after contractors. It's a false economy.