Pay in Las Vegas

[dylan702]

I am new to the feild, about a year. I was wondering if most places pay piece work or is there actually hourly. In my current job in the ineterview I was told it was hourly then when I started found out it wasn't, not very happy about that!

[kit352]

Ive had a few companies pull that on me. They say its hourly at say 15 but what they were actually doing is breaking down a salary pay check into an hourly pay but only at 40 hours. Overtime wasnt included or even paid for. So instead of them saying ill be making $600 a week before taxes and never making a penny more and actually working 45 hours they would say im making $15 and hour and leave it at that.
I stay away from all those jobs since its just plain bad. Imagine what else they will do to you, there life blood, if they are already screwing with your pay? i actually get my pay and benefits in writing now after the last company did this to me. Youd be surprised how many will not write it down.

[MechanicallyInclined]

Las Vegas Union wage is about $40/Hr. They don't have a Local HVACR agreement, they push everyone over to the NSMA. I think one of the guys in Kansas City said the Local up there does the same thing.
Las Vegas has a Svc. Tradesman 1 locked at 40% of Svc. Journeyman, this is less than the usual 50%. So remember a company can lock you into Svc. Tradesman 1 for 3-5 years or more. I think anyone doing this in Las Vegas is really selling themselves short.

[dylan702]

so who is las vegas is hourly, I only have about year in the field