full time staff v subbies

[simonm]

How many of you work alone and just get subbies in as and when, and how many have full time staff? i have a new lad starting monday, the cost of wages, ppe, training, holiday pay etc seems to be getting higher and higher. On small 1 man jobs i can actually knock them off faster myself!

[swinny]

Same canundrum here for me and yes to the last bit! Same here

[hamdogg]

As and when!!

[Kenty]

Same here, I am fortunate in that I have a friend local to me who is a self employed arb, just have to make sure I book him in early.

I do like working on my own though.

[hamdogg]

Working on your owns okay till you have a big pile of brash to drag from rear of back garden to the road at the front garden!!

[kimtree]

thats when you have an articulated loader and a BMG to do the hard labour for you

i realize though that in some cases you cant get the machine in

[simonm]

thats when you have an articulated loader and a BMG to do the hard labour for you

i realize though that in some cases you cant get the machine in

 

Theres not many jobs around my way where you could get a wheel barrow in never mind a loader!

[simonm]

Working on your owns okay till you have a big pile of brash to drag from rear of back garden to the road at the front garden!!

 

True that...but do you get a subbie in to do the climbing and do the donkey work yourself? i have done a lot of work in the past this way, much quicker.

[hamdogg]

Yeah I much prefer to be on the ground on my jobs! Maybe because I think you can run the site better?!

[WillTimberlake]

I just get subbies in as and when. Usually on the ground as I can answer the phone, sort things out and help the day run more smoothly.