What is the availability of “under the table” work in Europe?
I agree with bonaldi, in the UK cash-in-hand is overwhelmingly for small one-person enterprises doing work for households. Typically, a gardener, cleaner, plumber or electrician will ask for cash (they might even give a 10% discount). They won’t book it, no one knows the transaction ever took place, and they’ll spend the money down the pub.
I am not looking for career work or a high level executive job for cash. I was looking for the lower level type jobs as mentioned above. For example, when my girlfriend first moved here (NY), she was on a tourist visa. Which means no working. Well thats not very realistic since I’m not related to the Rockerfellers, so she was able to get some work bartending and working at a local stable riding and training horses. This is the type I was referring to. IF someone were to travel to these countries legally, but not be able to work legally, would they be able to survive with whatever jobs they could scrounge up?
