[geoffreyspecht]

I have looked at employing staff, even to the point of spending £600 with a HR company who have drafted me all the contracts and paperwork I will need.

I have compleated a business plan and have worked out that the total cost of employing is

38% of all domestic work they do and 30% of commercial work.

Their minimum hourly rate would be £10 rising to £15 with bonuses.

how can u afford to pay £15 per hour

[williamx]

You need to charge your customers the correct rates, over they last 5 years years I have been charging high, but my service and quality is even higher.

Without getting into agurment with others who say it can't be done in my area, most of my domestic customers either live on council estates or are normal workers like us.

I do not target the high end market, because I have found out over the last 30 years that they are normally living beyond their means.

With commercial work the same applies, I do not target big companies, rather I would perfer small businesses who understand about quality and service and the price that comes with it.

You also have to think about the major problems that businesses have when they start to employ people, and the 2 biggest is working conditions and pay, I also believe that you should not pay someone what you are not willing to work for yourself.

[Ian Lancaster]

I usually get comments like'con' 'rip-off' etc, but my system works.  My organisation comprises myself, my wife and six (soon to be seven) operatives, all out there grafting away and earning us money.

We don't con them, they know exactly what they're getting and are happy to pay us every week.

They are all genuinely self employed, owning and operating their own businesses.  It's legal, easy to run and COSTS US NOTHING AT ALL

They are all franchisees.

What I can never understand is why would anyone want to employ in this business when it is the ideal business to franchise?

[geoffreyspecht]

You need to charge your customers the correct rates, over they last 5 years years I have been charging high, but my service and quality is even higher.

Without getting into agurment with others who say it can't be done in my area, most of my domestic customers either live on council estates or are normal workers like us.

I do not target the high end market, because I have found out over the last 30 years that they are normally living beyond their means.

With commercial work the same applies, I do not target big companies, rather I would perfer small businesses who understand about quality and service and the price that comes with it.

You also have to think about the major problems that businesses have when they start to employ people, and the 2 biggest is working conditions and pay, I also believe that you should not pay someone what you are not willing to work for yourself.

what do u charge for a 3 bedroom house then

[williamx]

£10 per 4 weekly clean with double on the 1st clean, if its 6 weekly then price goes up and anything over 12 weeks is classed as a 1st clean.

But there are also other factors like access, if I have to go though a house to do the back then I charge extra.

I also charge extra if it takes longer than normal houses as well

[geoffreyspecht]

£10 per 4 weekly clean with double on the 1st clean, if its 6 weekly then price goes up and anything over 12 weeks is classed as a 1st clean.

But there are also other factors like access, if I have to go though a house to do the back then I charge extra.

I also charge extra if it takes longer than normal houses as well

staff,r they employees or r they self employed

[williamx]

they would be employed