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Title: Minimum Wage
Post by: jay moley on September 25, 2019, 04:26:55 pm
Anyone pay their employees minimum wage?

Not exactly a skilled job is it. Easiest work I've ever done.
Title: Re: Minimum Wage
Post by: mufcglen on September 25, 2019, 04:34:35 pm
I don’t employ but I suppose it depends if you want workers who don’t give a crap or possibly better hard working employees who take abit more pride in they’re work being paid abit more, as you say its not skilled work and there’s plenty of money to be earnt so why not pay them a decent wage!
Title: Re: Minimum Wage
Post by: PurefectWindowCleaning on September 25, 2019, 04:51:12 pm
Pay peanuts get monkeys
Title: Re: Minimum Wage
Post by: jay moley on September 25, 2019, 05:02:46 pm
Pay peanuts get monkeys

I like monkeys
Title: Re: Minimum Wage
Post by: Spotfree on September 25, 2019, 05:17:51 pm
Pay peanuts get monkeys

I like monkeys

Like losing customers and gaining a bad reputation?
Title: Re: Minimum Wage
Post by: jay moley on September 25, 2019, 05:18:42 pm
Pay peanuts get monkeys

I like monkeys

Like losing customers and gaining a bad reputation?

Yeah, that's why I'm asking.
Title: Re: Minimum Wage
Post by: P @ F on September 25, 2019, 05:46:13 pm
When I employed I paid well and gave Brucies.... and I still ended up with monkeys.
It always went pear shaped the moment I let them loose in their own van !
Title: Re: Minimum Wage
Post by: Ooooooog on September 25, 2019, 06:40:11 pm
You need respect both ways. Paying minimum wage won’t encourage this.
Title: Re: Minimum Wage
Post by: Stoots on September 25, 2019, 07:01:45 pm
Can only pay what you can afford or be happy with profit wise.

I paid minimum in the past, with a bonus for all work completed.

Its ok saying pay £12 an hour but if it leaves you with naff all profit whats the point.

Suppose it depends on where you are in the country as well. 
Title: Re: Minimum Wage
Post by: dazmond on September 25, 2019, 08:05:58 pm
pay as little as you can get away with.....we all have to start somewhere.....ive done all sorts of rubbish jobs for crap money in the past...so should they... ;D

min wage then a bonus at the end of the month if no complaints and all scheduled work completed.....
Title: Re: Minimum Wage
Post by: Plankton on September 25, 2019, 08:40:35 pm
No complaints? From who exactly? Every week I'm saying cobwebs, cobwebs...... Fookin cobwebs!
I'm wanting standards set higher than your average Joe (for this next of the woods) so my eye for detail will be different.
Title: Re: Minimum Wage
Post by: johnwillan on September 25, 2019, 09:56:04 pm
Anyone pay their employees minimum wage?

Not exactly a skilled job is it. Easiest work I've ever done.

Minimum wage: No

Skilled Job: Not exactly but it does require a desire to achieve certain standards, respect your gear, treat customers well, etc, etc.

Easy Work: Certainly is, couple that with a great respectful boss = happy, loyal hard woking employee (hopefully LOL!)

My approach is: Recruit on Personality, Look after the Good, Get rid of the Bad - Pay what I can afford (not get way with)