8/5/2018 – Asbestos Council of Victoria/GARDS team – Vicki & Dot at Bendigo TAFE delivering asbestos awareness session to 160 apprentice Plumbers, Electricians, Painting & Decorators & Carpenters terrific bunch – great conversation – big thanks to their trade teachers – it was wonderful catching up with everyone at Bendigo and a real honour talking to the apprentices about all things asbestos. We wish all the apprentices our very best wishes in their future chosen trades
AirTasker — which allows people to post jobs for other users to bid on — has been criticised by licensed contractors around the country who say the app is allowing unqualified tradies to perform jobs they are not certified to do.
In some cases, when the qualified tradesmen tried to confront so-called cowboy tradies via the platform, they were temporarily banned from the service.
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The peak trade union council of New South Wales has been pushing for a new body to properly regulate the gig economy because of safety concerns posed by unqualified workers bidding for jobs such as plumbing, gas fitting, electrical work and even asbestos removal.