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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Oliver James on October 04, 2017, 06:13:43 pm

Title: How do YOU pay employees for first cleans?
Post by: Oliver James on October 04, 2017, 06:13:43 pm
Having done over 200 first cleans since the spring, I am considering renumeration options for my  team when it comes to first cleans.

At the moment they rarely do first cleans.  Their work is 12 or six weekly maintenance cleans and I pay them 30% of what they bill  every day OR minimum wage.

On the days they do first cleans, I currently pay them a day rate, which  =

30% of what they bill daily on average.

So, in other words, for days when they are doing first cleans, they get the average of what they bill daily (times by 30%)

The problem with this is that it doesn't really incentive them to 'hit the turbos' when it comes to first cleans. I can do 4 -6 first cleans per day, but they only just manage three.

So, for days they do first cleans, I'm thinking about paying them 50% of what they bill....

So, if they do 5 £30 first cleans, they get 5x£30 = £150 x 0,5 = £75.
Title: Re: How do YOU pay employees for first cleans?
Post by: Slacky on October 04, 2017, 06:30:36 pm
3 first cleans a day?

You need new staff first of all.
Title: Re: How do YOU pay employees for first cleans?
Post by: Stoots on October 04, 2017, 09:03:27 pm
whay all the faff

just pay them an hourly rate

talk about complicating things.

surely they are doing the same amount of work whether its a first clean or maintenance clean, they just take twice as long so you will have half the turnover.

you cant "turbo" a first clean, they take as long as they take to do a perect job, same as a maintenance clean, you cant do it any faster than the fastest it can be done to do a good job.
Title: Re: How do YOU pay employees for first cleans?
Post by: Shrek on October 04, 2017, 09:18:24 pm
Well said Adam .......

I would like to know- what is a 'turbo clean'  ???
Title: Re: How do YOU pay employees for first cleans?
Post by: AuRavelling79 on October 04, 2017, 09:40:40 pm
I'd do first cleans myself.
Title: Re: How do YOU pay employees for first cleans?
Post by: CleanClear on October 04, 2017, 11:30:52 pm
Having done over 200 first cleans since the spring, I am considering renumeration options for my  team when it comes to first cleans.

At the moment they rarely do first cleans.  Their work is 12 or six weekly maintenance cleans and I pay them 30% of what they bill  every day OR minimum wage.

On the days they do first cleans, I currently pay them a day rate, which  =

30% of what they bill daily on average.

So, in other words, for days when they are doing first cleans, they get the average of what they bill daily (times by 30%)

The problem with this is that it doesn't really incentive them to 'hit the turbos' when it comes to first cleans. I can do 4 -6 first cleans per day, but they only just manage three.

So, for days they do first cleans, I'm thinking about paying them 50% of what they bill....

So, if they do 5 £30 first cleans, they get 5x£30 = £150 x 0,5 = £75.

I've re read this a few times, i don't understand what you're saying. Maybe something is getting lost in the terminology...... "what they bill " ? How does an employee bill you ? I don't understand. In any case you seem to be saying you are currently paying 30% and because they are going slow you are going to up it to 50% ?  ???
Title: Re: How do YOU pay employees for first cleans?
Post by: Crystal-clear on October 04, 2017, 11:57:17 pm
30% wow that's low do you supply all tools sounds like you need to employ if you do?