"Andy Hall" wrote in message
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On Tue, 26 Oct 2004 22:46:14 +0100, "IMM" wrote:


"raden" wrote in message





They did, but then realised how much it was costing, so they said (in a
nutshell) we're not going to register our fitters anymore, what are you
going to do about it?

I don't blame them. To men who are C&G qualified and have been working
in
the industry, why should they pay for a certificate to prove what they
already know.


At that level neither do I. However, if this is what is happening,
then their employer is breaking the law if the employees are relying
on his registration and don't have their own.

I can't find anything in the GSIU regulations or HSE guidelines that
exempts BG. At the least it gives them an unfair commercial advantage
if they don't have to do the same as everybody else.

Either Transco or BG, have minimum recruitment standards. They don't take
on plumbers and the likes with a CORGI certificate, which heating companies
would do.

The old Gas Boards would not take on anyone with C&G, or the modern equiv.
Many would only recruit people they had actually trained and were returning.