susanbro Posted April 29, 2015 Report Share Posted April 29, 2015 Hi Guys, We are looking to move to Perth on a 189 around July. My OH is a painter to trade though is a manager where he works currently. He is under no illusion that he will probably need to get back on the tools initially. Can anyone tell me what the work situation is like for painters just now - from what I can see from Seek, there seems to be quite a few adverts, but having worked in recruitment myself I know that adverts don't necessarily mean 'real' jobs. Can anyone advise? Thanks, Susan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nic964 Posted April 30, 2015 Report Share Posted April 30, 2015 WA is slowing down, the mining industry is slowing down, with redundancies happening all the time which is hurting. Multiple new housing estates are however still underway, supporting the longer term growth in WA. I think that activity will also slow down, but still ongoing. Try gauging Gumtree for people looking for work, that gives a feel for where the quiet areas are. Hope that helps a bit. Nick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
verystormy Posted April 30, 2015 Report Share Posted April 30, 2015 It is getting harder to find work across most sectors. While there are plenty of new builds currently going up, it has been reported in the last weeks that new approvals have fallen sharply. So, a lot less new builds going to be happening. At the same time, there are a lot of trades coming from China who are happy to take much lower pay. We only completed our new build a couple of months ago with one of the biggest home builders and most of our trades were Chinese. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
susanbro Posted April 30, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 30, 2015 Thanks guys for you insight. Sounds very much like the UK with the Polish workers xx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flatpack Posted April 30, 2015 Report Share Posted April 30, 2015 Except the Polish workers I met in the Uk were hard working and skilled. Most of the Chinese workers I've come across are incompetent at best, have absolutely no idea about OSH and the problem is compounded by most of them not being able to speak English. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
susanbro Posted May 1, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 1, 2015 Sounds like fun times @flatpack xx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pegg Posted May 1, 2015 Report Share Posted May 1, 2015 Except the Polish workers I met in the Uk were hard working and skilled. Most of the Chinese workers I've come across are incompetent at best, have absolutely no idea about OSH and the problem is compounded by most of them not being able to speak English. Except all polish workers on my sites have always been lazy, never skilled, crap english and totaly incompetent - thats why they wash cars now ;o) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flatpack Posted May 2, 2015 Report Share Posted May 2, 2015 Except all polish workers on my sites have always been lazy, never skilled, crap english and totaly incompetent - thats why they wash cars now ;o) Maybe that says more about your recruitment process than it does about the Polish workers One of the saying I like in Oz is: Skilled labour isn't cheap and cheap labour isn't skilled! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pegg Posted May 2, 2015 Report Share Posted May 2, 2015 Maybe that says more about your recruitment process than it does about the Polish workers One of the saying I like in Oz is: Skilled labour isn't cheap and cheap labour isn't skilled! Very true ....very true ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lou8670 Posted July 22, 2015 Report Share Posted July 22, 2015 I have a friend who runs his own painting and decorating business in the Rockingham/ Baldivis area and he said he has loads of work at the moment. There's lots of new builds going on around Secret Harbour and all the way down to Mandurah as well as Baldivis so I would expect there is still a lot of work around for the right person. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
susanbro Posted July 22, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 22, 2015 I have a friend who runs his own painting and decorating business in the Rockingham/ Baldivis area and he said he has loads of work at the moment. There's lots of new builds going on around Secret Harbour and all the way down to Mandurah as well as Baldivis so I would expect there is still a lot of work around for the right person. Thanks @Lou8670, we managed to get sponsorship with a firm and my OH starts on the 31st. Looking forward to living in Secret harbour next month xx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lou8670 Posted July 22, 2015 Report Share Posted July 22, 2015 Thanks @Lou8670, we managed to get sponsorship with a firm and my OH starts on the 31st. Looking forward to living in Secret harbour next month xx That's good news for you and your family! Not long now then! [emoji38] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
susanbro Posted July 22, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 22, 2015 That's good news for you and your family! Not long now then! [emoji38] 3 weeks on Friday - it's not coming quick enough xx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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