contract groundie

[Landycarl]

I'm in Liverpool but willing to travel, and as arbtech says insured too!

[gdk grounds maintenance]

Thanks for replies im cumbria based but moving to warrington possibly

[Arbtech Tree Services]

Just tell him to pay up for the rope, he cut it, he pays for it. Not even worthy of an insurance claim anyway.

 

Certainly not if his excess is anything like mine - £500

 

If he did that then you just don't pay him, keep the money for the rope.

 

He just apologised and never invoiced me for the day so i took that as a gesture towards the rope and left it at that, therefore effectively going halves on it.

 

I was quite shocked when he said the lack of invoice was an oversight, wanted paying for the day and his negligence is my financial responsibility.

 

I don't moan about chains hitting buried steel or rocks in trees etc. that's an unavoidable part of the job, but this was a bit different.

 

Sorry for the derail but all relevant.

[felixthelogchopper]

Certainly not if his excess is anything like mine - £500

 

 

 

He just apologised and never invoiced me for the day so i took that as a gesture towards the rope and left it at that, therefore effectively going halves on it.

 

I was quite shocked when he said the lack of invoice was an oversight, wanted paying for the day and his negligence is my financial responsibility.

 

I don't moan about chains hitting buried steel or rocks in trees etc. that's an unavoidable part of the job, but this was a bit different.

 

Sorry for the derail but all relevant.

 

Unfortunately, if he was working under your direction then legally he is most likely right. Morally is a different matter.

[Hodge]

Certainly not if his excess is anything like mine - £500

 

 

 

He just apologised and never invoiced me for the day so i took that as a gesture towards the rope and left it at that, therefore effectively going halves on it.

 

I was quite shocked when he said the lack of invoice was an oversight, wanted paying for the day and his negligence is my financial responsibility.

 

I don't moan about chains hitting buried steel or rocks in trees etc. that's an unavoidable part of the job, but this was a bit different.

 

Sorry for the derail but all relevant.

 

Sounds like a prick and wouldn't be used again in my opinion. I can't stand little hits like that. Teks the mick.

[Arbtech Tree Services]

Unfortunately, if he was working under your direction then legally he is most likely right. Morally is a different matter.

 

I would be most interested in exploring this (with cited case law or citable legal reasoning), i think another thread would be appropriate so as not to detract from nor derail the OP's thread.

 

Sounds like a prick and wouldn't be used again in my opinion. I can't stand little hits like that. Teks the mick.

 

In fairness he's not a bad lad. He's keen and wants to learn and get on, he's just spent too much time in one place and hasn't experienced the wider picture.

 

Am i sounding too soft - i'm running a business not a charity.......?

 

Will start another thread, apologies to the OP.

 

Regards,

 

Steve.

[felixthelogchopper]

I would be most interested in exploring this (with cited case law or citable legal reasoning), i think another thread would be appropriate so as not to detract from nor derail the OP's thread.

 

Give me a chance to dig out the text books this evening and you're on.

[Hodge]

My contractors and I follow the rule that if they break or damage anything through stupidity or negligence then they pay for it. If I cut my climbers rope I would be buying him a new one end of. Maybe have a chat with the lad and get a few things straight before you have anymore trouble.

[Joe Newton]

My contractors and I follow the rule that if they break or damage anything through stupidity or negligence then they pay for it. If I cut my climbers rope I would be buying him a new one end of. Maybe have a chat with the lad and get a few things straight before you have anymore trouble.

 

Mate, I'm employed and I follow the same code. Stuff will inevitably get broken by accident from time to time but if it's down to stupidity or negligence on my part I take responsibility for it. If my employer swallowed the cost each time I'll bet that more kit would be damaged due to simply not caring.

[Hodge]

Mate, I'm employed and I follow the same code. Stuff will inevitably get broken by accident from time to time but if it's down to stupidity or negligence on my part I take responsibility for it. If my employer swallowed the cost each time I'll bet that more kit would be damaged due to simply not caring.

 

That's how it should be mate, wish all employees thought like that:)