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But £80 is still crap money for anyone who is self-employed and supporting a family. OK though for someone who doesn't bother paying tax and NI and doesn't have bills to pay.

 

Who on earth doesn't bother paying tax, you don't have a choice, you either earn money and you pay them or you don't earn and don't pay, Its not a case of just not bothering. Like I say tho if you arn't running a buisness you wont have many overheads and £80 is fine for just the labour.

I charge the £110 as its the minimum day rate i can do to cover costs without passing on work. I don't have kids to raise but still have to pay standard tree surgery expenses ie insurance, machinery costs, so its all reletive.

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Who on earth doesn't bother paying tax, you don't have a choice, you either earn money and you pay them or you don't earn and don't pay, Its not a case of just not bothering. Like I say tho if you arn't running a buisness you wont have many overheads and £80 is fine for just the labour.

I charge the £110 as its the minimum day rate i can do to cover costs without passing on work. I don't have kids to raise but still have to pay standard tree surgery expenses ie insurance, machinery costs, so its all reletive.

 

I didnt go into finances with people i was planting with but i could tell you now they wouldn't have a clue about paying taxes and that wasnt that long ago. As someone else said on here you were paid per plant for whips , 12pence i think it was.

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Who on earth doesn't bother paying tax, you don't have a choice, you either earn money and you pay them or you don't earn and don't pay, Its not a case of just not bothering. Like I say tho if you arn't running a buisness you wont have many overheads and £80 is fine for just the labour.

I charge the £110 as its the minimum day rate i can do to cover costs without passing on work. I don't have kids to raise but still have to pay standard tree surgery expenses ie insurance, machinery costs, so its all reletive.

 

I was talking about a lacky, someone who works for themself and for cash. There are loads around who don't pay tax. Especially now. I know loads of people who I could get in to plant stuff, and give them £80 for a day of work, and that £80 won't even see the bank until it's gone into the take-away, pub or supermarket till. But it's nowhere near enough of a wage to support a family, run a household and do it all legitimately.

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So basically Skilled labour (me) £80 is about the average to ask for?

 

If you put in a 1000 whips thats only 8pence a plant. Your effectively doing it for half price. £80 is about 500 plants worth and will be a reasonable shifts worth. But once that 500th one was in thats it i would be off,thats only fair.

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