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combat1

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what should i pay him?
« on: November 07, 2011, 09:51:23 pm »
Took a customers son out for a days work today. He picked up tradding the downstairs straight away and worked hard all day.
We worked from 8.30 until around 3pm and earned £232.
( no comments on earnings thanks!)
Wondering what would be a right amount to pay him. I want to keep him interested as I would like to use him more often.
I have not worked with anyone before and need some help
Thanks guys.
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windiewasher

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Re: what should i pay him?
« Reply #1 on: November 07, 2011, 09:54:33 pm »
Quote from: combat1 on November 07, 2011, 09:51:23 pm
Took a customers son out for a days work today. He picked up tradding the downstairs straight away and worked hard all day.
We worked from 8.30 until around 3pm and earned £232.
( no comments on earnings thanks!)
Wondering what would be a right amount to pay him. I want to keep him interested as I would like to use him more often.
I have not worked with anyone before and need some help
Thanks guys.

£8 a hour!
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bobby p

Re: what should i pay him?
« Reply #2 on: November 07, 2011, 09:56:52 pm »
i pay Nat minimum wage rounded up to the nearest pound.  + bonuses +  cheese n pickle mighty white
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CLEANCARE WC

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Re: what should i pay him?
« Reply #3 on: November 07, 2011, 10:07:50 pm »
MIGHTY WHITE!  :o  ;D

Can you still get that Bobby or have you had a few loaves in the chest freezer for a decade or so?
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Dave66

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Re: what should i pay him?
« Reply #4 on: November 07, 2011, 10:18:37 pm »
depends on age, prob about £75
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ants

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Re: what should i pay him?
« Reply #5 on: November 07, 2011, 10:35:22 pm »
25%
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colley614

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Re: what should i pay him?
« Reply #6 on: November 07, 2011, 10:37:33 pm »
How old is he?
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DG Cleaning

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Re: what should i pay him?
« Reply #7 on: November 08, 2011, 12:54:59 am »
A mate of mine pays his staff 45% of what they earn which in this case is £52.20. Seems to keep his staff motivated they really go for it most days
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dazmond

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Re: what should i pay him?
« Reply #8 on: November 08, 2011, 07:43:17 am »
It's obvious this is a cash in hand job.if he s a young lad then 40 quid a day.be careful though.is he signing on or at college?
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bobby p

Re: what should i pay him?
« Reply #9 on: November 08, 2011, 08:06:35 am »
get employee insurance , its not  pricey to get cover and then you wont worry so much if he  trips or whatever. i know of a guy who tripped on a bit of bark and ripped his shoulder on a post  on the way down .
now he cant raise his hand up past the 1/2 way mark to squeegee properly . if hed been a worker that would cost many thousands in compo

as it happens he wasnt working for me.
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Pope vader

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Re: what should i pay him?
« Reply #10 on: November 08, 2011, 08:14:12 am »
my mate took on a bloke/ business partner a few weeks ago, and pays him 50% of the takings after van expense for the day,  his power steering pumps has gone and neither of them has the money to get it fixed,
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Sean Dyer

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Re: what should i pay him?
« Reply #11 on: November 08, 2011, 08:21:29 am »
Quote from: Dave66 on November 07, 2011, 10:18:37 pm
depends on age, prob about £75
why so much , i would do 232 - 75 on my own easy so would then feel why bother taking him , if he is young start him on minimum wage and see how consistent he is.... plus i presume you dont have enough work for 5 days a week for 2 of you?
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combat1

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Re: what should i pay him?
« Reply #12 on: November 08, 2011, 08:33:21 am »
He's 18.
Thanks for the post re employee insurance, makes you think!,
Sean, I normally earn around 130 a day, doing around 13 houses.
Dont start an income thread!! I use a backpaclk for the upstairs and trad downstairs, because i'm still operating out of an estate car and cannot carry enough water to do all the house wfp.
I would dearly love to earn around 200 a day.
Thanks for the posts guys.
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andyatkinson

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Re: what should i pay him?
« Reply #13 on: November 08, 2011, 09:42:58 am »
minimum wage for now, you cant afford to pay him any more, by your figures he has added about another 100 a day, you cant really give him more than £50, if this arrangement was to continue officially, with other costs etc, he would need to be on minimum wage, with a promise of better money as your company grows, incentivise him too for new customers etc
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britishwill

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Re: what should i pay him?
« Reply #14 on: November 10, 2011, 08:16:42 pm »
50Quid plus bonus at end of week to keep him interested
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mark mann

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Re: what should i pay him?
« Reply #15 on: November 10, 2011, 11:23:01 pm »
Quote from: combat1 on November 08, 2011, 08:33:21 am
He's 18.
Thanks for the post re employee insurance, makes you think!,
Sean, I normally earn around 130 a day, doing around 13 houses.
Dont start an income thread!! I use a backpaclk for the upstairs and trad downstairs, because i'm still operating out of an estate car and cannot carry enough water to do all the house wfp.
I would dearly love to earn around 200 a day.
Thanks for the posts guys.

think what your earnings would be solo if you had a van mount tank? instead of back pack
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Bobs Window Cleaning

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Re: what should i pay him?
« Reply #16 on: November 11, 2011, 05:38:57 pm »
£40 in the winter and £50 in the summer
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Dean Taberner

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Re: what should i pay him?
« Reply #17 on: November 11, 2011, 09:05:03 pm »
Get him to pay you,

You are treating him to such a lovely experience in window cleaning.

Dean.
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stuart mc

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Re: what should i pay him?
« Reply #18 on: November 11, 2011, 09:06:26 pm »
Quote from: Dean Taberner on November 11, 2011, 09:05:03 pm
Get him to pay you,

You are treating him to such a lovely experience in window cleaning.

Dean.

I thought it was very distressing at times ;D
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Dean Taberner

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Re: what should i pay him?
« Reply #19 on: November 11, 2011, 09:10:22 pm »
At times it can be very distressing stu and it can often lead to drinking.  :P
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