How much should you pay?

[tommer9]

My usual groundy has been on 80 since he started, but that was by negotiation with him, and he works very hard and never complains, and learns fast, but i consider it is a VERY good wage for him. I sometimes use another guy who has cs30/32 and some experience who is chuffed with 50 a day.

Sometimes i get another guy in to climb, and he is top notch and only wants 120 a day.

 

I think that you are pretty much spot on mate. I wouldnt even consider a college student above 50 a day max.

[delabodge]

I pay my groundsmen,,,£70-80..and my main climbers on £150,,,,,there all worth it,,,,,good guys working for honest wages,,,,pay what you`d expect to pay,,and can afford,,guess it depends which part of country your in.

[mistahbenn]

Those numbers sound just right.

[Justme]

I guess the issue is that they hear about the £100-150 per day for working in Arb. So they then choose to go to college To get those numbers. Its a shock when they find out that they also need to be time served & have some real world experience to go with the college courses.

[Alinicoll]

Sounds fine to me as self employed.

[Doug Blease]

I was speaking to a Joiner (carpenter south of hadrians wall) yesterday who said his last apprentice did four years with him, then left (equivalent of leaving college if you like) and became self employed.

 

The Joiner then needed a hand on a job and asked his former apprentice if he could manage it. He said yes, but the wage was £20 per hour. - £200 a day for a subcontractor who had only just finished serving his apprenticeship.

 

Isnt it amazing how the trades differ.

[Ben90]

I'm also on £60 a day as an experienced groundsman/learner climber. I've got all my climbing kit but no saw as of yet. Ruddy car insurance renews in a few days, could have bought a shiny 200 with that money.

[Mac McLennan]

I would disagree asides from the EXP climber at maybe 150 per day.

 

I climb for other companies, but as I am paying my own NI and tax I am self employed.

 

My understanding is that if you are self employed and working for another company (subby) you also need to have your own PL insurance, which I do.......or have I got this all wrong?

 

This means you are paying PL insurance, NI, tax and maintaining your own kit (loler) etc. If you do the sums I'm not sure that you are paying enough.

[MattyF]

Sounds absolutley spot on to me... thats exactly what I pay.....Sorry mac but if I do the sums I walk out of this with less money than my subbies but unfortunatly in this climate thats what happens......as for people fresh out of college they should be under no illusion there is easy money or any money in this game...

[Mark Bolam]

Things may differ slightly regionally, but I reckon you are paying the average, Martyn.

 

Reckon you're wrong about the PL though Macca.