JGodfrey
21 Mar 2009
Polonia / Polish workers in Denmark [41]
Hi Guys,
I have a question, basically if you are a skilled tradesman, plumber, electrician, bricklayer e.t.c. and you want to work in a country that has that profession regulated, and want to work directly (as in not for a company), so you can install a boiler or rewire a house, have you done it ?
My brother is a plumber, and I live in Denmark, he wants to come over and do work on my house for me, in return for his family staying here for a couple of weeks, so no money, to worry about. I have looked on the EU pages and found the list of regulated professions at "ec.europa.eu internal_market qualifications
regprof index.cfm?fuseaction=regProf.show&RPId=3590" (replace spaces with /), listing the details for their legal requirements, basically stating that there are regulated professions listed under the EU directives and that it is illegal to perform certain tasks in Denmark, without their approval and registration, and that countries must under the Directive, recognise other EU professionals, (or that would be a restriction of trade).
The problem is that legally the Danish authorities are required under law to comply, however it is not that simple, as they have a protectionist attitude, and make it difficult, for instance the rather technical process, is all in Danish, and refers to other things, that are also in Danish. If you look at the UK one they have even put information in Hindi (spoken in which EU State ?)
What annoys me most is that I have worked for big building companies in the UK for 20 years, managing millions of pounds of building and civil engineering contracts there, but, I can't lay a brick, pipe, or anything on their list, wheras I spent my carrier, checking others did it right !
Any suggestions.
Joe
By the way, The Danish people always smile, but watch out for the gritted teeth
Hi Guys,
I have a question, basically if you are a skilled tradesman, plumber, electrician, bricklayer e.t.c. and you want to work in a country that has that profession regulated, and want to work directly (as in not for a company), so you can install a boiler or rewire a house, have you done it ?
My brother is a plumber, and I live in Denmark, he wants to come over and do work on my house for me, in return for his family staying here for a couple of weeks, so no money, to worry about. I have looked on the EU pages and found the list of regulated professions at "ec.europa.eu internal_market qualifications
regprof index.cfm?fuseaction=regProf.show&RPId=3590" (replace spaces with /), listing the details for their legal requirements, basically stating that there are regulated professions listed under the EU directives and that it is illegal to perform certain tasks in Denmark, without their approval and registration, and that countries must under the Directive, recognise other EU professionals, (or that would be a restriction of trade).
The problem is that legally the Danish authorities are required under law to comply, however it is not that simple, as they have a protectionist attitude, and make it difficult, for instance the rather technical process, is all in Danish, and refers to other things, that are also in Danish. If you look at the UK one they have even put information in Hindi (spoken in which EU State ?)
What annoys me most is that I have worked for big building companies in the UK for 20 years, managing millions of pounds of building and civil engineering contracts there, but, I can't lay a brick, pipe, or anything on their list, wheras I spent my carrier, checking others did it right !
Any suggestions.
Joe
By the way, The Danish people always smile, but watch out for the gritted teeth