Job in Suffolk between Sudbury and Bury

[SpringhallTreeCare]

Hello,

 

I'm looking for help with domestic tree work 3 days a week, ideally Wednesday Thursday and Friday but this can be jiggled to suit. I'm based between Bury St Edmunds and Sudbury. I'd be happy with someone content to rake, chip and run rigging ropes but I'm also happy to take on someone interested in climbing since I'm sure I can bring on a beginner climber to a high standard.

 

90% of the work is job and knock back garden trees and I have a kettle, cafetiere and biscuits in the truck.

 

£110 a day unless you have loads of tickets and experience in which case we can discuss.

 

To discuss please call

Phone: 07925853973

Email: [email protected]

 

Many thanks,

 

Michael

[AHPP]

I've worked for this guy (and lots of other guys to compare him to). He's good. A receptive newbie would learn A LOT.

 

Would have posted the same on facebook for you Michael, but, you know. Facebook.

[SpringhallTreeCare]

Thank you, appreciate that. I've stuck it on the facebook one

[SpringhallTreeCare]

Having spoken to a few business owners it's become obvious that £110 is a bit low even for an entry level self employed person, especially considering the changes coming next year to the PAYE minimum wage. Is anyone willing to share their thoughts on their areas pay levels?

 

Not that I've found anyone to have the conversation with yet but I'm wondering if £125 is closer to the mark, in East Anglia anyway.

[AHPP]

Depends. If you teach the right sixteen year old a lot (over say 160 days over two years) then they should be coming out with enough money to set themselves up well for freelancing and they’ll be ready to perform and make more like £300/day. If you treat them like a bitch and they don’t learn anything, then yeah, they’ll want more money instead of education. 

Edited Tuesday at 13:53 by AHPP

[AHPP]

Apprenticeship plan:

2 days a week, forty weeks of the year for two years. 160 days. 

Income - £110 a day. 

Expenditure - £10/day for lunch and bicycle maintenance, £50/day to your mum for bed and breakfast, £50 in the gear fund. 
 

After two years you have £8000 in the gear fund (unless you bought as you went along). 
£2000 van 

£2000 insurance and tax

£2000 rigging and climbing gear

£500 2511T
£1000 MS500i

£500 sundries

 

Just musing.

 

Edited Tuesday at 13:55 by AHPP

[JBH]

Are the rates honestly that good down south?

 

Don't want to cause one of those repetitive rates arguments, I just see whispers like this and the figures bandied around are eye watering. 

 

[AHPP]

Yes, no, who can say. People get what they agree to. There’s no such thing as rates. This isn’t the milk marketing board. 

[SpringhallTreeCare]

I did wonder if the wage topic might have been done to death, apologies! I've not frequented arbtalk since the app disappeared and I didn't think to search previous messages

[AHPP]

I'm still annoyed about the app. @Steve Bullman