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Sorry to hear that Chris, hope all is OK. We are half way up towards the beacon in town so I think most of the country will be stuffed if we get in trouble. Welcome to Cumbria

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I agree with Deans point. If the groundy is worth more than Dean then what should Dean be paid? Its hyperthetical as the business can only afford to pay them £xxx. What is different is one off payments ie NOT employed. I may have come accross as tight with regards as to paying a full time employee but I apply the same principles to one off jobs (all of mine ). Last 2 climbing jobs I paid one groundy £120/day (climbing tickets no experiance) for one job and another £160/day (20yrs experianced climber). I also pay a friend (Bob) £50-£60/day to drag brash (no tickets, would work for nothing to help out). I cannot pay £120-£160/day for groundies on all jobs, but that is what they were worth in experiance, skill and to my business to help me complete the jobs how I wanted to on budget. In return I exect them to have the competance to refect what I pay. In Bobs case its to know when to order the tea n biscuits or take some video as in the Elm dismantle ..................................................................................................................................the lazzy sod that was ages ago, time to give him the sack

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(Thats what I keep telling myself im trying to do )

Just put everything on Aspen - new to 4 yo saws, blower, hedge cutters etc. Buy most stuff (Aspen/new kit) from the same dealer who OKed everything for Aspen. Everything bar a bit of tune on the blower running great (no sparking exhausts etc) No messing about mixing/chance of getting it wrong etc. I know there are some issues with Aspen on older stuff, but everything has gone fine for me and would not hesitate to recomend it (even if its just for the new stuff/ stuff thats 'in you face' like T's, hedge cutter, etc)

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Going for all 3 days, dont know where stopping yet

CS30/31, etc will fail assesment over 25% gob. Use the correct cut, the old one - 2 wrongs dont = right

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When he cant find deadwood he has started crown lifting some poplars. Had to tell him off the other night cos he came back with a 6' oak branch by mistake

Just updated mine a bit more. Nice to know people are not from plannet Zog On the other hand ............................

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Agee totally. My point is simply it may not be possible to pay as much as you want until financial positions are clear. A bunus will then help people feel part of what, after all, they have helped achieve. Paying one more than the other is just bad man management

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Did you then give them a wage rise?

I use quickbooks and everyone (even the ones that dont want them) gets a written quote/terms before work starts. After work is completed when i invoice, quickbooks automatically invoices as per written quote.

My view on bonus was from the point of view of a small sole trader. A bonus would be in no way to replace a decent wage but to give a little back when things are going well (in the same way as a fry-up). Its also true that a groundy ay be worth £90/day but a company may only be able to pay £70/day week in week out and £90/day would put everyone out of work. If the workers are that good things will hopefully progress business wise and the basic wage will follow. As a sole trader I took on an employee on I would pay as much as the business could for the right person. I would still also reward them - fry-up, year end bonus, or whatever

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