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RANT TIME Struggling to find skilled carpenters who share your work ethic? I feel you! I've been there, and here's why I only have ONE carpenter working with me. Experienced carpenters stuck in their ways can be a challenge. Ever had one respond with "everyone does it" when you point out a technical error? Been there, done that. Cutting corners is a no-go in the carpentry world. Needing proof of work for every job is standard, but some still try to bypass it. Asking for photos shouldn't be a surprise, right? Some expect everything handed to them. Need a few screws from the local merchant? Suddenly, it's not in their job description. Finding dedicated carpenters is like finding gold. Quality over quantity, right? P.S. I pay my Carpenter £250 daily, plus overtime, so the search for top-tier talent continues. Attention to detail is key, from floor protection to dust control. #Carpenters #Construction #HiringChallenges

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With all the talk of P&O Ferries scandalous behaviour sacking their workforce in 2022 and how calling it out will jeopardise UK investment, let me assure you they are the tip of a very dirty iceberg. Last week I stumbled upon this beauty on a bulk carrier in Liverpool, UK. The basic hours are 40 per week (never adhered to). The overtime figures are based on 103 hours overtime which is guaranteed. The overtime rates are 1.25x the basic hourly rate and per hour above 276hrs a month. For those not in the know I will explain these positions and the implications. Junior Engineer - Holds a Certificate of Competency and has completed all the required sea time to hold the position of junior engineering officer. Deck Repairer/Fitter/Welder - A position I've never seen before on a wage scale. Described to me as a Fitter for the Deck department, so a skilled Seafarer. Trainee OS - An OS is an entry level Deck department Seafarer, in layman's terms a labourer with watchkeeping duties. Cadet - Training to become an officer, no specific duties, learning/training position. Trainee Electrician Officer - Not too sure what the difference is between this position and a Cadet (apart from a few dollars in this case) With the exception of the R/F/W, it is stated in the onboard documentation that all of these ranks won't carry out independent watchkeeping and are additional rather than replacement. On this vessel they only had a cadet out of this list, who had completed 43 hours extra overtime on top of the 276 hours they had already been paid for as per the list - they hadn't been paid this so I got them $65.79 for those 43 hours. Why so many hours for a Cadet?? Basic hourly rate $1.22ph Trainee OS, working upto an 11 month contract as a trainee for a job that is already entry level. Basic hourly rate $1.22ph. Junior Engineer, already on a lower rate as per their experience, fully qualified, not in training, should be trusted to do the job as per their training, an Officer. Basic hourly rate $3.16ph Trainee Electrician Officer, same as cadet I assume but maybe they are more involved, who knows. Basic hourly rate $1.08 The R/F/W, not in training, skilled, probably working up to an 11 month contract for $800 a month with a basic hourly rate of $2.07ph. Also to note, the basic monthly pay is all these Seafarers will get if they are injured during their contracts for a maximum of 12 weeks in what is, an inherently dangerous place to be even if you don't touch anything. If you're a UK Seafarer possibly straight out of a cadetship wondering why you are struggling to get work and reading this, I hope this explains it. If you are anyone in any position reading this and wondering why we are fighting to improve Seafarers rights and conditions, I hope this explains it. All of this is within International Maritime Regulation. The new regulations introduced for Seafarer Minimum Wage in the UK wouldn't affect the Seafarers on this list - more needs to be done!

Thank you Matthew Parsonage for sharing your vitally important real world insights. The system has to change. Whatever scandals emerge, as Matt says, they are only the tip of a much larger, dirtier iceberg. The reality on this ship in Liverpool, which I can probably see from my window, is chilling. Seafarers are being paid absolute peanuts for gruelling hours of work. It's a calculated use of loopholes to exploit people. Crew are given titles like “trainee” or “additional” to sidestep regulations and avoid paying what they truly deserve. These practices are a grim testament to the need for change. Those at sea deserve so much more, and it’s clear that the current system fails to protect them. It’s time for stronger regulations, smarter enforcement, and a global push to hold bad companies accountable for their cruel exploitation. We also need to disincentivise the bad actors who are happy to use such companies...we need to use data, insight, reporting, human feedback and pressure on those who profit from misery. The topic of the London International Shipping Week 2025 is change...let us forget for a moment the future fuels, and the shiny promise of modern shipping. Instead, let us remember that far too many ships are run like this. Run with a Dickensian-like rod of iron resolve to penny pinch, belittle and work seafarers to the bone for a pittance. So let us indeed gather for change, but from the bottom up - from the dark depths of the iceberg to the top.

We truly are people powered. You can rent the equipment. You can rent the scaffolding. But no matter how your jobs are contracted, no matter how your jobs are formed, at some point it comes down to the people who are actually performing the work. The best contractors are the ones that can form relationships with those employees. We believe that to get the best out of your employees, you have to take care of them first.

My construction client has a form acknowledgment that employees are expected to be on site and ready to work with hard hat, boots, goggles, and other safety equipment. Based on the language as worded, it appeared that the employees were to supply those materials, which was not accurate. But an employee could assume they were supposed to bring those materials, and then we have a problem. If an employer requires an employee to provide their own hand tools (think auto mechanic tool box, chef's knives, construction tool belt), the employer must pay that employee twice minimum wage. Technically, that rule applies only to “hand tools," and not to protective equipment that was referenced in the onboarding list. Employers need to be mindful of this rule or they can easily get burned with a claim. 

Prepared or Unprepared?? Holiday season is coming, are you prepared!! Staff shortages are common place in most industries, worse so during the dreaded summer holidays. Will you act now and make solid plans or leave it late, struggle to meet orders. Pay huge penalty clauses or have a plan in place? I have successfully helped businesses put recruitment plans in place for- Holiday cover. An unexpected upturn in work. A contract you are struggling to get out on site. Site projects you are struggling to meet deadlines on. Shortages for shutdown work. I have worked with great clients to plan for these situations. If you require short, medium or long term contractors, even permanent staff i can help. Your business reputation depends on you being dependable & delivering on time. Clients, Please drop me an email- jason@becrecruitment.co.uk For any contractors/ perm staff that's seeking work please send your CV to- cv@becrecruitment.co.uk #shutdown #contractors #welders #fabricators #fitters #mechanicalfitters #pipewelders #pipefitters #termp #perm #staff

Working at Height Safety in the Assembly and Use of Scaffolding.....

trainning given to manpower at site Topic: 1)Proper SOP for wearing safety harness 2.) Anchorage point 3.) Height work training 4.)Falling hazards (Man & Materials )