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beesley121
Hi guys,
I would be greatful if you could help me out with a question i have.
Cut a long story short, I was made redundant whilst in the process of completing a portfolio which I need to do my ACS examinations so Im looking at ways of completeing it. I have contacted several firms but with no luck. Ive offered to work for free, again with no luck. I have however found a guy that will let me work with him but he want £100 a day and will sign me off for each job as he does 3 to 4 different jobs everytime he visits a job. He does mostly tenancy work and a few boiler installs. This to me is a bit exspensive and Im sure that working with him for say 10 days, even though I will have completed enough jobs for my portfolio will still not be enough for the examiner to allow me to do my ACS exams due to lack of experience which I totally agree with.
Any I have 2 ideas.
1. My best mate is plumber and is currently gas safe registered under the employer he works for. Obviously this means that If he were to do any gas jobs outside of work hours, he would need his own gas safe number. I have offered to pay for his registration on the proviso that we do any gas jobs together which he is happy to do. We have always said we would 'team up' once I qualify and start working together as a business. Obviously, he would have to set up a business but Im sure this wont be hard and get some public liability insurance, and keep basic details of transactions for tax purposes etc. We will be doing this whilst still working for each of our employers until work begins to pick up which im sure will take a while
option 2 Is for me to set up a business, register it gas safe and put him down as a number 1 gas engineer which means he is the only one that is qualified to sign off gas works. Again this is almost the same as option 1 but it will all be in my name which will give me some assurance and will also enable me to add myself onto the list as a qualified engineer once i do my portfolio and pass my ACS exams. Again we will be still working for our current employers, we will just be doin evenings and weekends and days off until work picks up. Only problem I see with this option is the tax and national insurance side.
If i set up the business, doesnt that mean I will have to 'employ him' therefor meaning i have to pay tax and national insurance for any work he may do.
im am all a bit confussed but would really appreciate you help it getting myself set up in some shape or form. Ive always wanted to be a gas fitter and this is almost my last oppurtunity and I currently hate the job im in and want to suceed in life without being stuck in a job I hate for the next 40 years. Its not about the earning the money that bothers me but more about doing a job I enjoy.
Thanx guys in advance
I would be greatful if you could help me out with a question i have.
Cut a long story short, I was made redundant whilst in the process of completing a portfolio which I need to do my ACS examinations so Im looking at ways of completeing it. I have contacted several firms but with no luck. Ive offered to work for free, again with no luck. I have however found a guy that will let me work with him but he want £100 a day and will sign me off for each job as he does 3 to 4 different jobs everytime he visits a job. He does mostly tenancy work and a few boiler installs. This to me is a bit exspensive and Im sure that working with him for say 10 days, even though I will have completed enough jobs for my portfolio will still not be enough for the examiner to allow me to do my ACS exams due to lack of experience which I totally agree with.
Any I have 2 ideas.
1. My best mate is plumber and is currently gas safe registered under the employer he works for. Obviously this means that If he were to do any gas jobs outside of work hours, he would need his own gas safe number. I have offered to pay for his registration on the proviso that we do any gas jobs together which he is happy to do. We have always said we would 'team up' once I qualify and start working together as a business. Obviously, he would have to set up a business but Im sure this wont be hard and get some public liability insurance, and keep basic details of transactions for tax purposes etc. We will be doing this whilst still working for each of our employers until work begins to pick up which im sure will take a while
option 2 Is for me to set up a business, register it gas safe and put him down as a number 1 gas engineer which means he is the only one that is qualified to sign off gas works. Again this is almost the same as option 1 but it will all be in my name which will give me some assurance and will also enable me to add myself onto the list as a qualified engineer once i do my portfolio and pass my ACS exams. Again we will be still working for our current employers, we will just be doin evenings and weekends and days off until work picks up. Only problem I see with this option is the tax and national insurance side.
If i set up the business, doesnt that mean I will have to 'employ him' therefor meaning i have to pay tax and national insurance for any work he may do.
im am all a bit confussed but would really appreciate you help it getting myself set up in some shape or form. Ive always wanted to be a gas fitter and this is almost my last oppurtunity and I currently hate the job im in and want to suceed in life without being stuck in a job I hate for the next 40 years. Its not about the earning the money that bothers me but more about doing a job I enjoy.
Thanx guys in advance
