29 Apr 2022

West Australian company's extreme measures to win electricians

From Checkpoint, 5:24 pm on 29 April 2022

If you think we have a skills shortage here, how desperate must you be if you're offering bonus haircuts and paid dinners out in a bid to attract workers?

A company in Western Australia has gone to extreme levels to try to attract electricians.

Nixon Electrics is offering a four-day work week, a $1000 sign-on bonus, along with Air Pods and a host of other incentives.

Business owner David Faulkner says he's pretty desperate.