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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: dave0123 on September 16, 2008, 06:40:57 pm

Title: Training
Post by: dave0123 on September 16, 2008, 06:40:57 pm

For the lads who employ, whats the best way to train employees for trad to start with doing grounds?.


Also do you pay the lad if you get rained off for a full day?




Thanks Dave

Title: Re: Training
Post by: seandyer2003 on September 16, 2008, 06:44:27 pm

I dont employ so i am not an authority on it (yet), my thoughts about weather though were to pay a flat day rate that was subsidised by work done, so you could pay flat rate for day off due to unforseen circumstances , or offer a saturday? Or they use it as a holiday? Or you work??? NO easy way round it really??

Title: Re: Training
Post by: Rob_Mac on September 16, 2008, 08:12:02 pm

I have told everyone that ive ever employed and it has been in their contract that if the vans don't roll - because of weather, they don't get paid.

Rob ;D

Title: Re: Training
Post by: gerard mcmanus on September 16, 2008, 08:15:34 pm

Quote from: M-CLEAN UK on September 16, 2008, 08:12:02 pm

I have told everyone that ive ever employed and it has been in their contract that if the vans don't roll - because of weather, they don't get paid.

Rob ;D

I agree, I dont think it would be a very profitable venture for you if yo payed people to stay at home, I

Title: Re: Training
Post by: gerard mcmanus on September 16, 2008, 08:16:03 pm

Quote from: M-CLEAN UK on September 16, 2008, 08:12:02 pm

I have told everyone that ive ever employed and it has been in their contract that if the vans don't roll - because of weather, they don't get paid.

Rob ;D

I agree, I dont think it would be a very profitable venture for you if yo payed people to stay at home, I dont employee, but I would have them out with you for a while where you can show them the ropes, possible agree a training wage, as they really wont earn you much then put it up.

Title: Re: Training
Post by: Rob_Mac on September 16, 2008, 08:26:02 pm

Going back a couple of years now I took a couple of lads on and paid then £6.00 per hour for the first month. Month 2 I put it up to £7.00 per hour - this was their training month. Month3 they went up to £8.00 per hour and this was where they should have been getting to grips with the way the round worked. Then two months after this and presuming everything was working out they went up to £9.00 per hour.

I found the easiest way to train someone to traditional clean was to stand behind them (just good friends ;D) and guide their hand - with them holding the blade and applicator.

Rob ;D

Title: Re: Training
Post by: prestigeclean on September 16, 2008, 08:31:31 pm

why get rained off ?

Title: Re: Training
Post by: dave0123 on September 16, 2008, 08:37:11 pm

Thanks lads,

he is only a young lad too not like he has a family to support etc, so proberly just best to offer a saturday as a day to work if we get rained off in the week were he can earn back the money lost.

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I found the easiest way to train someone to traditional clean was to stand behind them (just good friends ) and guide their hand - with them holding the blade and applicator.

thanks il try that. thats how i was taught thinking about it ;D

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why get rained off

Because i dont work in heavy rain and i dont think my customers would like it, i work in light rain though.


dave