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Forum: Australia
Jan 24th 2007, 12:12 pm
Replies: 1,091
Views: 280,194
Posted By sassenach

Re: the official jobs/wages thread...

I think people in the uk have to realise that australia is like two differnt countrys ,East and West .West is best for all tradesman who are in the construction industry and mining ,although...
Forum: Australia
Jan 24th 2007, 12:03 pm
Replies: 1,091
Views: 280,194
Posted By sassenach

Re: the official jobs/wages thread...

not really up together on licensing over in banana bender country ,but if he is a brickie i would say stay away from the east coast as its never as good as west coast for building trades beacause of...
Forum: Australia
Jan 24th 2007, 11:59 am
Replies: 1,091
Views: 280,194
Posted By sassenach

Re: the official jobs/wages thread...

perth ,that is a typical wage for a small team set up ie a 2 and one working on a price on wages a brickie will expect to earn 300 a day ,maybe a bit more if good .My wife is a nurse and thats what...
Forum: Australia
Sep 9th 2006, 3:12 pm
Replies: 1,091
Views: 280,194
Posted By sassenach

Re: the official jobs/wages thread...

if your averaging 1100 bricks each a day regardless of what you do including piers and flashings etc i will get you a job tomorrow .Yes 300 is the max youll get here in perth on wages .
Alll the...
Forum: Australia
Sep 7th 2006, 11:14 am
Replies: 1,091
Views: 280,194
Posted By sassenach

Re: the official jobs/wages thread...

i can get you work on wages no problem ,if you are coming to perth itll be just a case of looking around at project builders ie dale alcock ,perceptions ,BGC etc and asking them if they have any...
Forum: Australia
Sep 7th 2006, 8:56 am
Replies: 1,091
Views: 280,194
Posted By sassenach

Re: the official jobs/wages thread...

easy to get price work, but no visa no work im afraid .
Forum: Australia
Sep 6th 2006, 11:24 am
Replies: 1,091
Views: 280,194
Posted By sassenach

Re: the official jobs/wages thread...

Sorry i cant comment on NSW as im in WA and at the moment its like living in two different countries economically ,but if you was coming to perth i could get you the start straight away on 280 to 300...
Forum: Australia
Sep 3rd 2006, 1:55 pm
Replies: 1,091
Views: 280,194
Posted By sassenach

Re: the official jobs/wages thread...

They would too,we need 10 brickies now and 5 labourers, we have over 2 million bricks to lay by next february and no where near enough blokes to do it
Forum: Australia
Sep 3rd 2006, 1:04 pm
Replies: 1,091
Views: 280,194
Posted By sassenach

Re: the official jobs/wages thread...

In perth its BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM and no bust in sight
Forum: Australia
Sep 3rd 2006, 1:02 pm
Replies: 1,091
Views: 280,194
Posted By sassenach

Re: the official jobs/wages thread...

why not ,there a female scaffolder going around with presto scaffolding here in perth .Id welcome a female bricklayer ,but ive yet to see one and ofcourse us building workers are only one step up the...
Forum: Australia
Jul 25th 2006, 9:58 am
Replies: 1,091
Views: 280,194
Posted By sassenach

Re: the official jobs/wages thread...

I agree entirely .It is the tall poppy syndrome chopper downerers i cant stand ,who do nothing but whinge about what the guy has got ,when as you say he is just taking a risk and at the end of the...
Forum: Australia
Jul 24th 2006, 9:30 am
Replies: 1,091
Views: 280,194
Posted By sassenach

Re: the official jobs/wages thread...

please enlighten me ,i am always interested in a a new tax avoidance scam that is legitamate .
Its not investing in the banana plantation on the norfolk island ,is it ?
Forum: Australia
Jul 24th 2006, 5:45 am
Replies: 1,091
Views: 280,194
Posted By sassenach

Re: the official jobs/wages thread...

i am stateing how it is for us in the building industry ,if you are achieving the same without any risk then fair play to you .We in the building operate on a price per thousand or so much a square...
Forum: Australia
Jul 24th 2006, 3:06 am
Replies: 1,091
Views: 280,194
Posted By sassenach

Re: the official jobs/wages thread...

I agree we earn good money ,but i have friends here in the construction industry who do big commercial work and are earning in excess of 5000 a week ,but they lay out 30000 -40000 a week on wages on...
Forum: Australia
Jul 20th 2006, 9:56 am
Replies: 1,091
Views: 280,194
Posted By sassenach

Re: the official jobs/wages thread...

I agree with your sentiments exactly and putting lifestyle over the nose to the grind stone life ,is a far better way to live .
For constructsion workers WA is great ,but my impression is that...
Forum: Australia
Jul 19th 2006, 1:03 pm
Replies: 1,091
Views: 280,194
Posted By sassenach

Re: the official jobs/wages thread...

Australia is full of one and two man bands in the building industry and i am sure once dale has found his feet he will be fine .I know here in perth there seems to be two different carpenters ie cut...
Forum: Australia
Jul 19th 2006, 12:13 pm
Replies: 1,091
Views: 280,194
Posted By sassenach

Re: the official jobs/wages thread...

I agree also with vashies sentiments too ,but without turning this into a australia V uk income debate .I would like to get something straight i dont believe there is a lot of difference in income...
Forum: Australia
Jul 19th 2006, 12:06 pm
Replies: 1,091
Views: 280,194
Posted By sassenach

Re: the official jobs/wages thread...

Thanks tygwyn,i do know also what it is like here in the west when booms go bang ,everything just dies off totally .When we arrived in 91 in the middle of the recession we had to have ,i was greated...
Forum: Australia
Jul 19th 2006, 10:28 am
Replies: 1,091
Views: 280,194
Posted By sassenach

Re: the official jobs/wages thread...

Do i sense a touch of sarcasm vash .We do indeed work long hours and have become acustomed to them ,you certainly wont earn that kind of money [3500 a week ] doing a flat 40 hours .
At the moment...
Forum: Australia
Jul 18th 2006, 10:31 am
Replies: 1,091
Views: 280,194
Posted By sassenach

Re: the official jobs/wages thread...

Its a struggle i must admit ,and our johnny takes his wack.Plus we dont have a family life at all as we are both working 7 days and i work quite late into the evening and my wife works split shifts...
Forum: Australia
Jul 16th 2006, 12:48 pm
Replies: 1,091
Views: 280,194
Posted By sassenach

Re: the official jobs/wages thread...

Bricklayer = price work average 2500 a week
OH , nurse = 1000 a week
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