Terms and conditions - pay rates in particular

[johnnytrees]

There has to be a difference between a contract climber with his own gear coming in when you need him, to guys working 5 days a week on a week in / out basis.

My guys are on £80 per day whether they do a big climb, polesaw a few bits of epicormic, feed the chipper or even sit in the landrover waiting for a shutdown. Sometimes they finish at 2.30, sometimes at 6.00. I would like to pay a bit more, but our contract rates are very tight, and the guys are happy knowing they get £400 a week whatever happens.

 

shutdowns theres an expriance get on site 7.30 get permit @ 12 up tree for 12.30 s/d cancelled 1pm no cards out three s/d a week 2 cancelled !

[Ian C]

groundie £7.50 phr if hes half good? climber which is me what ever is left in the pot @ end of the week !

 

60 quid for a half good groundie:scared1:, a cleaner gets that nowerdays,

[danbrown87]

I'm currently between years of an ND (working from June 2008 and starting back at college January 2009). I have CS30 and Aerial Rescue as well as UA1. I use all of my own PPE. I'm not a numpty and work hard at work and when studying. I'm being paid £20 and always thought this was unresonable but bit my tounge because firstly I needed the hours for my course and secondly this is such a small industry I didn't want to get labelled as awkward.

 

Should I make a stand? I obviously can't survive on this wage and have had to move back in with Maw and Paw, so I'm not starving.

[skyhuck]

I'm currently between years of an ND (working from June 2008 and starting back at college January 2009). I have CS30 and Aerial Rescue as well as UA1. I use all of my own PPE. I'm not a numpty and work hard at work and when studying. I'm being paid £20 and always thought this was unresonable but bit my tounge because firstly I needed the hours for my course and secondly this is such a small industry I didn't want to get labelled as awkward.

 

Should I make a stand? I obviously can't survive on this wage and have had to move back in with Maw and Paw, so I'm not starving.

 

How old are you?

 

£20 a day?!! Is that not illegal?? It should be!!!

[danbrown87]

I'm 21 and yes, I suppose it probably is illegal!

[Paul Barton]

Are you serious? £20 for a full day's work? I almost can't believe it.

 

If true, yes, that is illegal - and totally immoral in my opinion. I know there aren't alot of jobs around at the moment, but can't you find anything better than that?

 

If I were you I would pluck up the courage to have a word with your boss and sort something out.

[John Shutler]

its probably a work placement, ive subbyed to firms with work placement lads, and they are actually not obliged to pay them anything

[skyhuck]

its probably a work placement, ive subbyed to firms with work placement lads, and they are actually not obliged to pay them anything

 

Ah!! thats different.

[Paul Barton]

Ah - thanks John. I hope you are right!

[TimberCutterDartmoor]

I'm currently between years of an ND (working from June 2008 and starting back at college January 2009). I have CS30 and Aerial Rescue as well as UA1. I use all of my own PPE. I'm not a numpty and work hard at work and when studying. I'm being paid £20 and always thought this was unresonable but bit my tounge because firstly I needed the hours for my course and secondly this is such a small industry I didn't want to get labelled as awkward.

 

Should I make a stand? I obviously can't survive on this wage and have had to move back in with Maw and Paw, so I'm not starving.

 

£20 !!! What, a day??? You gotta be kidding - that's illegal... Tell em where to stick it.