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Title: Days lost last year everyones average!
Post by: George Gardner on March 26, 2013, 05:42:16 pm
Anyone have a count up of the days they lost last year, due to weather?

Nothing else just weather, cos obviously everyone has illness and breakdowns etc.

Think im at 40 something?! EEEEEKKKK

Really if im running a proper business, which i am, i should make a note and then average out over the years and charge more for a day rate with that taken into account.  :o :o :o
Title: Re: Days lost last year everyones average!
Post by: Llaaww on March 26, 2013, 05:49:08 pm
About 230, most lost to the rain, the rest to lazytoeragitis.... ;)
Title: Re: Days lost last year everyones average!
Post by: Ian101 on March 26, 2013, 06:30:37 pm
end of my year end of March ........... from now on working all expenses over 10 months not 12
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Post by: dazmond on March 26, 2013, 07:10:52 pm
about 12 days off due to really bad weather last year although as i dont work flat out 5/6 days a week every week i didnt lose out really!! ;) ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Days lost last year everyones average!
Post by: wfp master on March 26, 2013, 07:27:02 pm
what about this year ??? lost about 4 weeks this year already. :'(
Title: Re: Days lost last year everyones average!
Post by: George P on March 26, 2013, 07:32:00 pm
you should base all your earnings on a 40 week year, this allows for holidays, sickness and time off (especially if you have staff), then you wont be far off, decide what you need to earn per year per staff and divide by 40 - its quite scary
Title: Re: Days lost last year everyones average!
Post by: Steve H on March 26, 2013, 08:02:08 pm
I agree, when i was in financial services ( for 20 years or so) we used to work our business plan out over 46/48 weeks due to holidays and sickness etc (no weather problems obviously) that way you would try and get ahead of yourself.
My tax year starts 1st of April (normal tax year 5th April) so i will do myself a business plan for the year and do a similar thing - probs over less weeks for the reasons mentioned in previous posts.

Remember "if you dont have a target you will miss it every time"  ;D
Title: Re: Days lost last year everyones average!
Post by: Lukey D on March 26, 2013, 08:26:00 pm
George!!!!!!!!!   ;)
Title: Re: Days lost last year everyones average!
Post by: George P on March 26, 2013, 08:29:44 pm
George!!!!!!!!!   ;)

hiya mate, hows it going
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Post by: Frankybadboy on March 26, 2013, 09:25:07 pm
days off whats that :o :P
Title: Re: Days lost last year everyones average!
Post by: Pittmonkey on March 26, 2013, 09:29:18 pm
Well down on last year.

Last Jan Feb & March 2012 where my best 3 months of the year, then it's been all down hill ever since.
Title: Re: Days lost last year everyones average!
Post by: PoleKing on March 26, 2013, 11:24:41 pm
None.
Finished every month on time.
Title: Re: Days lost last year everyones average!
Post by: George Gardner on March 27, 2013, 10:01:12 am
Lost none  :o :o fair play!

So really if you take a 40 week year - times 5 days a week - 200 hundred workable days a year?!

I know that seems like slcaking but when you actually work it out - as Alf Stewart used to say CRICKEY
Title: Re: Days lost last year everyones average!
Post by: George P on March 27, 2013, 10:16:02 am
Lost none  :o :o fair play!

So really if you take a 40 week year - times 5 days a week - 200 hundred workable days a year?!

I know that seems like slcaking but when you actually work it out - as Alf Stewart used to say CRICKEY

it is scarey when you work it out, but it only leaves 12 weeks left, of which 2 weeks are bank hols, 4 weeks min hols (for staff), now youre only left 6 weeks for what usually turns out to be odd days for illness, van or tools breakdown, bad weather, if you are lucky and dont get any of these breakdowns etc youre on a bonus,
Title: Re: Days lost last year everyones average!
Post by: PoleKing on March 27, 2013, 10:44:46 am
I only work a 4 day week.
Look after my little boy on Thursdays.
Title: Re: Days lost last year everyones average!
Post by: bobplum on March 27, 2013, 10:52:30 am
it can vary
are you on monthly or weekly
Title: Re: Days lost last year everyones average!
Post by: George Gardner on March 27, 2013, 01:54:33 pm
Both bob! Is the simple answer.

Bloody customers!
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Post by: DG Cleaning on March 27, 2013, 03:58:10 pm
Who wants to work 200 days a year anyway?
Not I ;D
Title: Re: Days lost last year everyones average!
Post by: dazmond on March 28, 2013, 08:15:35 pm
work bank holidays!!


starting with good friday!! ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Days lost last year everyones average!
Post by: GB Window Cleaning on March 28, 2013, 08:17:43 pm
About 230, most lost to the rain, the rest to lazytoeragitis.... ;)

;D yeah i take off half the year due to lazytoeragitis.. Its a crippling desease you know!  ;)