Guest guest Posted July 20, 2006 Report Share Posted July 20, 2006 Chas, Many thanx for this and I am quite staggered by your information on their day rates. Your choice of word, " stuffed " , is close to the one I thought of - screwed - and not even a kiss to go with it...! On the plan of working with a Norwegian company would you have to be resident in Norway ? Cheers. P Chas Sutherland- <chasboyuk@...> wrote: Short Answer to your question is yes, but see below for a longer dit I was working through an agency for Norse Hydro in March and the company man stated that they were being charge 11000NOK a day which £1000!. Obviously I was not seeing that I was getting 1/4 off it. So by the time various companies had been paid their cut on it was £1000 aday. I told the company man to cut out the middle man and give £500 aday and I would be very happy as most medics would be.But he came back and stated that the going rate (paid by the client) in Norwegian sector for a NORWEGIAN medic was between 9000-11000 NOK a day. Now assuming a agency makes 10-15% of your back, medics in the UK sector are getting stuffed! To work in the Norwegian sector on platforms/rigs I believe normally you are required to be a Registered Nurse however, if your on a vessel they tend to wave this. As long as your CV backs up that you have a good deal of Offshore work under your belt and suitably qualified. I know a few UK based agencies who pay a 10-15% up lift for working in Norwegian sector on there normal rate this is to help with the Norwegian Tax issues, which to say the least can be complex and expensive. My advice is if you want to work in the Norwegian sector, work through a Norwegian company pay their tax and then claim the associated benefits, as a Norwegian employee. Regards Chas peter mitchell <treetop_bay@...> wrote: Just out of curiosity does anyone know if Norwegian medics are paid more money than others working in the Norwegian sector....? P. --------------------------------- The all-new goes wherever you go - free your email address from your Internet provider. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 21, 2006 Report Share Posted July 21, 2006 Hi Pete, I am know expert in this field but speaking with a couple of Norwegians on the ship, they said you do not necessarily have to live in Norway to get the benefits but you need to pay norwegian tax. Talking of pay most of the big ROV companies have just given there guys between £50-70 aday pay rise and I know alot of riggers are following suit. So next time you go for any job, ask why are we still being paid rates from 2yrs ago,then hopefully the agencies will start charging the clients more and we can get the benefits. Best Regards Chas peter mitchell <treetop_bay@...> wrote: Chas, Many thanx for this and I am quite staggered by your information on their day rates. Your choice of word, " stuffed " , is close to the one I thought of - screwed - and not even a kiss to go with it...! On the plan of working with a Norwegian company would you have to be resident in Norway ? Cheers. P Chas Sutherland- <chasboyuk@...> wrote: Short Answer to your question is yes, but see below for a longer dit I was working through an agency for Norse Hydro in March and the company man stated that they were being charge 11000NOK a day which £1000!. Obviously I was not seeing that I was getting 1/4 off it. So by the time various companies had been paid their cut on it was £1000 aday. I told the company man to cut out the middle man and give £500 aday and I would be very happy as most medics would be.But he came back and stated that the going rate (paid by the client) in Norwegian sector for a NORWEGIAN medic was between 9000-11000 NOK a day. Now assuming a agency makes 10-15% of your back, medics in the UK sector are getting stuffed! To work in the Norwegian sector on platforms/rigs I believe normally you are required to be a Registered Nurse however, if your on a vessel they tend to wave this. As long as your CV backs up that you have a good deal of Offshore work under your belt and suitably qualified. I know a few UK based agencies who pay a 10-15% up lift for working in Norwegian sector on there normal rate this is to help with the Norwegian Tax issues, which to say the least can be complex and expensive. My advice is if you want to work in the Norwegian sector, work through a Norwegian company pay their tax and then claim the associated benefits, as a Norwegian employee. Regards Chas peter mitchell <treetop_bay@...> wrote: Just out of curiosity does anyone know if Norwegian medics are paid more money than others working in the Norwegian sector....? P. --------------------------------- The all-new goes wherever you go - free your email address from your Internet provider. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 28, 2006 Report Share Posted July 28, 2006 I spoke to a Norwegian Medic 6/12 ago he was on 3500 NOK a day, I did not know what the agency got paid. Rgds, ----- Original Message Follows ----- > > > Hi Pete, > > I am know expert in this field but speaking with a > couple of Norwegians on the ship, they said you do not > necessarily have to live in Norway to get the benefits but > you need to pay norwegian tax. > > Talking of pay most of the big ROV companies have just > given there guys between £50-70 aday pay rise and I know > alot of riggers are following suit. So next time you go > for any job, ask why are we still being paid rates from > 2yrs ago,then hopefully the agencies will start charging > the clients more and we can get the benefits. > > Best Regards > > Chas > > peter mitchell <treetop_bay@...> wrote: > Chas, > > Many thanx for this and I am quite staggered by your > information on their day rates. > > Your choice of word, " stuffed " , is close to the one I > thought of - screwed - and not even a kiss to go with > it...! > > On the plan of working with a Norwegian company would you > have to be resident in Norway ? > > Cheers. > > P > > Chas Sutherland- <chasboyuk@...> wrote: > Short Answer to your question is yes, but see below for a > longer dit > > I was working through an agency for Norse Hydro in March > and the company man stated that they were being charge > 11000NOK a day which £1000!. Obviously I was not seeing > that I was getting 1/4 off it. So by the time various > companies had been paid their cut on it was £1000 aday. I > told the company man to cut out the middle man and give > £500 aday and I would be very happy as most medics would > be.But he came back and stated that the going rate (paid > by the client) in Norwegian sector for a NORWEGIAN medic > was between 9000-11000 NOK a day. Now assuming a agency > makes 10-15% of your back, medics in the UK sector are > getting stuffed! > > To work in the Norwegian sector on platforms/rigs I > believe normally you are required to be a Registered Nurse > however, if your on a vessel they tend to wave this. As > long as your CV backs up that you have a good deal of > Offshore work under your belt and suitably qualified. > > I know a few UK based agencies who pay a 10-15% up lift > for working in Norwegian sector on there normal rate this > is to help with the Norwegian Tax issues, which to say the > least can be complex and expensive. My advice is if you > want to work in the Norwegian sector, work through a > Norwegian company pay their tax and then claim the > associated benefits, as a Norwegian employee. > > Regards > > Chas > > peter mitchell <treetop_bay@...> wrote: > Just out of curiosity does anyone know if Norwegian medics > are paid more money than others working in the Norwegian > sector....? > > P. > > --------------------------------- > The all-new goes wherever you go - free your > email address from your Internet provider. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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