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paying money to do your job?

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago

ive only just learnt that a nurse has to pay a registration fee every year so he or she can carry on working.

Are there any other jobs this applies too and is it fair?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

door stewards for sia cards @£230 every 3 years

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Yer I have to pay that grrr plus I have one for my accounts qualification which am still payin for even though am not usin till I get my nurse qualification lol

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

My daughters a neuropatholigist and has to register to become a member several different medical bodies to do different aspects of her job. Costs a fortune. This is what professionals do though so its second nature. Same as for lawyers and accountants. Lots of people in same boat - would be nice if they made it tax deductible though for those who are not self employed.

In construction industry you have to renew various certificates - which is just a money making scam. You need to renew every 5 years to use a cherry picker on site, yet you get a driving licence at 17 that doesnt have to be renewed or looked at till you hit 70 - and driving is a lot more skillful and responsible than demonstrating you aren't an idiot with a cherry picker eery five years. Youre using it one day certificate expired the next and you have to renew it - all wrong.

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago

what does all the money go too then?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The members of my team who have a professional registration claim on their expenses and I am happy to pay it.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"The members of my team who have a professional registration claim on their expenses and I am happy to pay it. "

A lot of companies do as it is benefitting their operation to have their staff with the best certification. Its dog eat dog without it.

Sassy - the money goes to the professional bodies who support their members with latest information in the industries. They hold seminars and tutorials etc. where other professionals keep in touch.

AS for the money going for recertification - well I believe its just milking money if its not introducing anything new re trainig - just a renewal service.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

PASMA for example charge around £100 per operative to train how to use scaffolding etc... the certificate has to be renewed periodically for the same cost yet intelligent people are highly unlikely to forget the H&S.

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago

ah thanks jecherch

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"The members of my team who have a professional registration claim on their expenses and I am happy to pay it.

A lot of companies do as it is benefitting their operation to have their staff with the best certification. Its dog eat dog without it.

Sassy - the money goes to the professional bodies who support their members with latest information in the industries. They hold seminars and tutorials etc. where other professionals keep in touch.

AS for the money going for recertification - well I believe its just milking money if its not introducing anything new re trainig - just a renewal service. "

Sounds about right to me , the NIC/EIC , Gas safe , Oftec and licensing beauro's etc do quite well financially i reckon , with membership fees , udating and recertification and turnover levy's it costs me over £1000 pe year for myself add to that instrument calibrations , Governing body headed paperwork and add ons i dead to think sometimes

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


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Sounds about right to me , the NIC/EIC , Gas safe , Oftec and licensing beauro's etc do quite well financially i reckon , with membership fees , udating and recertification and turnover levy's it costs me over £1000 pe year for myself add to that instrument calibrations , Governing body headed paperwork and add ons i dead to think sometimes "

have to agree x

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

same for a Forklift License you have to renew it every few years

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I have to pay over 500 GBP in professional fees a year in order to practice etc., however, my employer picks up the tab, as with all my previous employers.

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By *empnbunkCouple
over a year ago

south coast

Taxi/private hire drivers have to pay £350 every 3 yrs for the plate on the car and £130 every 3 yrs for the drivers badge here

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Teachers too.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Truck drivers have to pay-

£40 for a digital tachograph card lasts 5 years.

Around £400 every 5 years for DCPC(training that tells you how to do your job)

£100 for medical every 5 years from the age of 45.

All very rarely paid for by employers.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Truck drivers have to pay-

£40 for a digital tachograph card lasts 5 years.

Around £400 every 5 years for DCPC(training that tells you how to do your job)

£100 for medical every 5 years from the age of 45.

All very rarely paid for by employers."

you beat me to it

not to mention the cost of obtaining the licences in the first place

for new people in the market now they have to take

7.5 tonne licence then

HGV2 (class C) then

HGV1 (class C+E)

If they want to further their trade there are also a variety of additional licences to go for such as :

HIAB (lorry mounted crane), ADR (chemicals / hazardous goods), MOFFETT (vehicle mounted FLT), LEVEL D (aviation security) to name but a few.

Most of them have a 'lifespan' and need renewing / refreshing on a periodic basis, again sometimes at the drivers own expense.

Again, generally employers will recruit the skills rather than train but some will pay for refresher training once employed.

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By *ENGUYMan
over a year ago

Hull


"door stewards for sia cards @£230 every 3 years"

Yes, SIA licences do cost that every 3 years, even for the renewals.

As in a lot of professions, the employers pick up the bills, but unfortunately, there are some companies who won't.

I know of a security company who only pays their personnel at National Minimum Wage level, expect their staff to pay their own Licence renewal fees, AND..... for completing the employers "section" of the renewal form, will bill the employees too at a cost of £50.

Then, they charge for the uniforms too!

And then they wonder why they have a high staff turnover??

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

another area where drivers suffer is in terms of buying workwear.

an employer is obliged to provide PPE free of charge, but isn't obliged to provide uniform free.

so many employers charge for the privilege of wearing their workwear albeit at subsidised rates (usually in the format of weekly wage deductions)

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