I have the complete solution for this but if I told you I honestly would have to kill you.Seriously I would.Dean.
ever heard of the saying, 'pay peanuts, get monkeys'. thats why i pay 50% but the guys have to manage their own round as well for that i.e update work sheets (who's paid). all i do is pay them the short fall if they dont collect enough and ring them at the end of every week telling them what cheques ive received.oh they have to go to the yard fill up with water, clean equipment and make sure van is always clean, i do nothing but have decent honest guys work for me i could earn alot more by paying alot less but think of all the headaches i'd have just for trying to save a couple of hundred quid a week, i'd basically be working then for that £200. personally not worth it in my eyes.been doing it like this for 6 years now and it pays for my extravagent lifestyle and my ferrari
ever heard of the saying, 'pay peanuts, get monkeys'.
Great post!!I have a guy now who's reliable, works hard and does a decent job but I have asked him to work alone until the middle of February whilst I build the business and his enthusiasm and standards have dropped a lot. He is the third guy I have took on and they all start with enthusiasm and end up poope.......the first one I got rid of, the 2nd used it between jobs and now this one seems to be losing interest.....but this ones the one I want to keep!!
Quote from: P @ F on January 21, 2011, 09:17:17 pmIn my eyes pay them as little as poss , the ones i took on were a waste of spunk , fine in my van with a 2 man set up , put them out in the baby van and they all took the P, productivity was less costs was more , and service as in the quality went through the floor , they dont want to do our job no matter what you pay them , this country is full of lazy tw*ts who all want an easy ride , i dont have one so why the fook should they ?Anybody wanna work for me , its a doddle , if your the right bloke , if i was any more laid back i'd fall over !Rich if he's that good give him a rise Great post!!I have a guy now who's reliable, works hard and does a decent job but I have asked him to work alone until the middle of February whilst I build the business and his enthusiasm and standards have dropped a lot. He is the third guy I have took on and they all start with enthusiasm and end up poope.......the first one I got rid of, the 2nd used it between jobs and now this one seems to be losing interest.....but this ones the one I want to keep!!
In my eyes pay them as little as poss , the ones i took on were a waste of spunk , fine in my van with a 2 man set up , put them out in the baby van and they all took the P, productivity was less costs was more , and service as in the quality went through the floor , they dont want to do our job no matter what you pay them , this country is full of lazy tw*ts who all want an easy ride , i dont have one so why the fook should they ?Anybody wanna work for me , its a doddle , if your the right bloke , if i was any more laid back i'd fall over !Rich
Quote from: Taylor & Taylor WC Services on January 21, 2011, 09:32:32 pmGreat post!!I have a guy now who's reliable, works hard and does a decent job but I have asked him to work alone until the middle of February whilst I build the business and his enthusiasm and standards have dropped a lot. He is the third guy I have took on and they all start with enthusiasm and end up poope.......the first one I got rid of, the 2nd used it between jobs and now this one seems to be losing interest.....but this ones the one I want to keep!! the guy you want to keep is getting £45 a day, and working on his own? Try a little harder and u might get to keep him?
im having and have always had a problem and i really think the way forward is to give each job/round a price to wht you will pay your staff.they get paid has long has no complaits, they are made self employed but hire your vehicle and system.the right person can earn top money, you dont have to worry is the work going to get done are they having breaks every five mins ectand if they dont do properly they dont get paid for the job..........
mine gets 25% of turnover he likes to keep track and time jobs to see what hes on.at on point today he earned £22.50 an hour,keeps them keen that way.
Whatever you turnover is your business,You've had the bottle to take the gamble,Turnover versus payment is irrelevant as there are many many costs that an employee with a stable job and 4-5wks holiday pay do not have to worry about.Dean.