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There seems to be a trend in Health and Safety Recruiters paying unreasonably low
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How do we find Health and Safety jobs that don't underpay workers as it seems to be a trend where recruiters are regulalry trying to pay low for safety proffesionals. Someone that holds a Nebosh should be paid a minimum of 45k salary, whats everyones views on this?
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Hi Karan Some of the packages on offer for OSH professionals are derisory, BUT..... The going rate depends on multiple factors including e.g. geography, along with experience, qualifications etc etc. You don't even specify what "NEBOSH". If you think that just getting a NEBOSH General Certificate should get you a minimum of £45k, you are likely to be disappointed. Off the top of my head, I think that the median pay package in the UK for any type of job is currently at about £32k. Why would someone with a relatively low level OSH qualification have much higher expectations?
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General certificate is very much a bottom rung qualification with salaries up to £25K for advisors.
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General certificate is very much a bottom rung qualification with salaries up to £25K for advisors.
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I haven't been underpaid recently. Mind you, I am a contractor who agrees a day rate and I have the NEBOSH Diploma (not certificate) and years of experience, plus the CMIOSH letters.
No way would £45k be the norm for an employee with a NEBOSH Certificate and no to little experience.
Perhaps your salary expectations are indeed set too high.
Also, the recruiters don't pay - they negotiate.
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Originally Posted by: KaranIOSH ![Go to Quoted Post Go to Quoted Post](/Themes/iosh2/icon_latest_reply.gif) How do we find Health and Safety jobs that don't underpay workers as it seems to be a trend where recruiters are regulalry trying to pay low for safety proffesionals. Someone that holds a Nebosh should be paid a minimum of 45k salary, whats everyones views on this?
Whats a Nebosh please? Do you mean certificate, diploma, fire safety the list goes on. Im Chartered but dont have any NEBOSH qualifications. Think £45K is totaly unrealistic as a starting pay.
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