Soliciting work for which you are not licenced to perform

[Dave A]

Surely if a company isn't licensed to perform the work but has an arrangement with a sub-contractor who is licensed then why shouldn't they be able to advertise it as a service they can provide?

Generally the "unlicenced" company would be marketing a service or product where the "licenced" work formed only a portion of the whole though, surely?

Sticking with the electrician example - a builder solicits construction work. A portion of that is the work of an electrician, which has(?) to be subcontracted out if the builder is not licenced to do that portion of the work.

Would a construction company actively solicit electrical contracting work as a stand-alone service with the genuine intention of subcontracting 100% of that service to a licenced contractor?

I suggest that in the handyman market in particular, the reference to electrical work is most often made with the intention of doing it themselves. I get to see this all to frequently as it's not uncommon for our company to get called in to test the installation after and issue a COC

In pest control a similar situation arises with garden services vs weed control. Weed control (for gain)* when done via application of herbicides is a regulated activity for which the applicator needs to be licenced. The broader garden services is not a regulated activity.

ps. - thanks to both of you for the push-back on this so far. An idea like this really needs to be thoroughly felt over for catches.

*Just for the record, you are allowed to carry out herbicide treatments on your own garden without a licence - in case anyone was wondering.