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Polish Thoughts on Britain and the British


ogorek - | 165  
19 Oct 2007 /  #271
Polish immigrants and others are without doubt dragging pay rates down and building companies are obviously using the "hard workers" statement as an excuse to pay less

Wrong. From what I have seen - this is how it works:

The Employee knows that wages are lower in Poland. He offers the Pole £50 when normally it's £100, but in Poland he'd get £25. The Pole says yes because he's making double and he can't risk losing the job to the next Pole. The employee makes £50.

However - once the Poles settle down they learn how to deal with the employees and gradually get better pay.

I could never afford builders at the going UK rate anyhow - and I'm on £30K. I have a roof over my head because a pole agreed to fix my house for a price I could afford.

Allowing all these Poles in to the U.K will no doubt bring general wage levels down and quality of building work will suffer too. A lot of these Poles pretend they know everything and can turn their hands to anything, rather like a lot on this forum! However, in general, their work can even be dangerous! The future working class in this country is going to have serious problems.

So when the building inspector arrives on site - and issues pass certificates etc...that means nothing or are they cowboys also?

"rather like a lot on this forum! "
don't be so hard on yourself
Michal - | 1,865  
20 Oct 2007 /  #272
o when the building inspector arrives on site - and issues pass certificates etc...that means nothing or are they cowboys also?

Very often these 'pass certificates' are passed without any visual inspection at all. I am certainly never hard upon myself and am not to start to either.
ogorek - | 165  
31 Oct 2007 /  #273
Very often these 'pass certificates' are passed without any visual inspection at all.

So why are these qualified, intelligent, western, civilised gentlemen inspectors not doing their job properly and exposing those poor working class to years of problems and general danger? Why do they not view the work done by these so called cowboys?

Note* If a house was built in Poland by UK standards I hazzard to guess it would not make it through the first winter.

A lot of these Poles pretend they know everything and can turn their hands to anything, rather like a lot on this forum!

Before you conclude about others - you first need to have a good look at yourself.

Before you can rock & roll - you first need to learn how to play the blues.

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