All posts by Ian
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£45 - £50K just how does an 'employed rigger' earn that sort of money?
I bet there are many self employed who don't earn that sort of money.
Position Aerial & Satellite Dish Installers
Area Nationwide
Job Type Permanent/Full Time
Job Description Action Aerials & Satellite has several full time/permanent vacancies throughout mainland UK for experienced TV Aerial/Dish Installers. The position is ideal for individuals who are seeking employment perhaps as a consequence of their present employment coming to an end or have previously operated on a self-employed basis, but prefer the security of an employed position. Practical in-depth aerial rigging and dish installing skills are a prerequisite of this position. Included in this requirement is the ability to: work safely and competently in customers homes, provide advice, negotiate price and complete the work agreed upon in a timely manner. Remuneration is a combination of basic pay, commission and bonus. Our achieving engineers earn circa £45,000 - £50,000 per annum.
Contact Details Email your CV to chas@actionaerials.com
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Keith, £73.20 goes to the Government as VAT, but how they arrived at £366.00 for an aerial is beyond me also.
Maybe it is 9ct gold plated, it needs to be.
But a word of advice to the consumer, phone around, there are lots of small aerial businesses who come under the VAT threshold and therefore do not have to register for VAT, so even if this job did come to £366.00, (which seems unlikely), there is no additional £73.20 to pay to the Government.
The bigger firms have higher overheads and a higher turnover and they cannot avoid being VAT registered and charging the consumer VAT on behalf of the Government, smaller firms, especially the 'one man bands, don't have the overheads as most work from home, don't do the turnover and can therefore avoid charging the consumer this Tax.
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Wednesday 22 January 2014 5:19PM
So when your lashing wire breaks or the mast collapses because it is old, and your brand new aerial gets damaged and needs replacing, is it still such a good deal?
For what it cost, all new installations SHOULD include a new mast, lashing or wall bracket and new 'benchmarked' cable. (I know some will disagree over the 'benchmark' issue).
Any 'proper' rigger will agree with me.