JohnD63

I was just curious. I'm an electriian and was offered a quarter of the wage that i would get back home by a local tradesman if i was to work for him. I know they charge the customer a similar rate to the UK so as you can see they feel they can take advantage. Also the standard of work i have seen so far wouldn't be acceptible in the UK, so there might also be a conflict of standards. At the moment i'm doing something else but there might be a time when i have to fall back on the electrical work. Anybody else in the same boat?

Lorna at Vicenza

Find another tradesman willing to pay you better. Electricians like plumbers, charge the customer a lot so it sounds like he'll be pocketing the money you worked for.

Failing that - a lot of machinery building factories use electricians to wire up the machines. I think that comes under the title of 'mechanical electrician' though rather than domestic.