[billozz]

some help with staff please guys....how long do you think it should take someone who has never cleaned windows...to get to a point where they are making money for you.
we have taken on a guy and we are paying him £5 p/h   but we are not sure how long it should be before he starts to make us money.
should we increase his money at this point, if so by how much

[denzle]

Best way is to tell him that when his speed and quality of work improve, so will his wages. It gives him something to aim for as well.

Denzle

[stevekennedy]

When you get a good day which you feel he contributed to, you could give him an extra tenner/twenty and tell him to keep up the good work. This might be better than just increasing his wages permanently as he'll soon take the extra money for granted.

[billozz]

thank for the replies guys. but at the moment i am paying someone for nothing, what i mean by that is he isnt contributing so he is actually taking some of my money, ( he has only beeen with us for 2 days ) and i knew that was going to be the case, but i am wondering how long it should be before he starts to contribute
thanks again
bill