WANTED ‘Employers’and‘Employees’

I’m hearing in the industry that the most difficult job for a business owner now is finding an employee. I remember 10 to 20 years ago, if you placed an employment advert in the paper, you would get dozens of eager painters applying for the position. Now, because there’s so much work about, painters are like ‘hens’ teeth’. They’re just not around.

This all derives back to early 2020 when Covid 19 made its presence known. People were restricted to travelling locally, and going interstate and overseas, was a definite ‘No-No’. Suddenly everyone had spare cash in their bank accounts. So, what did we all do?

We spent it on vehicles, appliances, 75in televisions and renovations. My wife and I fell into this category ourselves. Both our 2020 and 2021 overseas trips were deferred, so we put in a new kitchen, vinyl flooring and a small renovation downstairs. All that money, instead of it being spent overseas, stayed here in Australia. Millions of people did the same which boosted the economy and led to trade businesses being inundated with work. As they couldn’t keep up to meet the demand, they had to hire more people.

It’s 2023 and the building construction industry hasn’t slowed down at all, which is why trying to find a tradesperson to do a job is extremely difficult and comes with at least a 4-12 month waiting time.

All this led me to an idea. I will try and alleviate some of the frustration for the employers (in Australia and New Zealand) and help to find the suitable staff they require. This is by a register listing the employers wanting employees (a small fee of $8.75), and employees looking for work (free).

The way I am targeting employees are through Facebook and Community groups, Personal pages, LinkedIn, and my own database. I am now posting on Facebook groups in England. This is proving to be quite successful as I am getting a lot of interest. These are painters wanting to either immigrate or wanting to come over on a working holiday, (which I specify six months minimum employment).

If you fall under either of these categories and would like to be included, please let me know by email:

Employer: Name; Business Name; Area of work; Contact phone; Type of person requiring (skilled, brush hand, apprentice, etc).

Employee: Name; Area of work; Contact phone; Description of experience (skilled, qualifications, apprenticeship, etc).

If I do refer you to someone, (either employer or employee), I will send the full details with your authority to do so. My job ends there as it is up to both parties to discuss employment terms.

NB: Employers have been eagerly signing up and willing to pay the ‘Token gesture’ I call it, of $8.75. This will put you on my register for twelve months with no more to pay, even if I refer you to someone. There is no referral charge to the employee either. I must stress though I CANNOT guarantee a result, but I WILL try my best, as it does depend on when an employee registers in your area. So far it looks like I have placed four employees with employers, and I only stated this a few weeks ago.

Jim Baker info@mytools4business.com