[RO-Sheen]

I need some help for a couple of days next week and have been asking around for some help from some actor friends of mine. As a lot of actors tend to be out of work between shows/productions I really thought I would have no problem getting someone for £8 per hour but so far nobody has put themselves forward!
Is £8 too low? I cant say actors are lazy (as Im one myself!!) as we do work hard for little pay unless we hit the bigtime but I just want to run the pay past you guys.

[Blue Frog Systems]

£8 an hour for someone who would otherwise be doing nothing is good. Especially seen as though min wage is below £6 an hour

[RO-Sheen]

thats exactly my thoughts! I would definately do it if I was out of work.

[glen parva]

i pay my guys that price

[bobby p]

8 is over the odds  unless they know the job + are speedy

[Smudger]

Are you paying them as a sub contractor or 'cash in hand' ?

while £8.00 is not a bad rate it's not particularly good for an ad hoc 1 day here and another day there esp.
if you then have to pay your tax and expenses out of it.

Darran

[glen parva]

Are you paying them as a sub contractor or 'cash in hand' ?

while £8.00 is not a bad rate it's not particularly good for an ad hoc 1 day here and another day there esp.
if you then have to pay your tax and expenses out of it.

Darran

mine are self employed only

[mci services]

Are you paying them as a sub contractor or 'cash in hand' ?

while £8.00 is not a bad rate it's not particularly good for an ad hoc 1 day here and another day there esp.
if you then have to pay your tax and expenses out of it.

Darran

mine are self employed only

you are kidding, where do you find any one self employed to work for £8 an hour

[glen parva]

Are you paying them as a sub contractor or 'cash in hand' ?

while £8.00 is not a bad rate it's not particularly good for an ad hoc 1 day here and another day there esp.
if you then have to pay your tax and expenses out of it.

Darran

mine are self employed only

you are kidding, where do you find any one self employed to work for £8 an hour

not kidding ive got 3 partimers all with there own rounds awswell

[mci services]

fair play to you then I did 6am to 11am this morning for another window cleaner and charged him £20 per hour and I thought that was cheap

[glen parva]

 8per hour tbh i wouldnt go out for that  but some peolpe need money . those with small  rounds i happy ive got 1 more starting in september 

[mci services]

8per hour tbh i wouldnt go out for that  but some peolpe need money . those with small  rounds i happy ive got 1 more starting in september 

is it all early morning stuff John, I suppose I can kind of understand that if it isn't interfering with their normal work, I would still tell you where to poke it though if it was me

but hey we all start somewhere and money is money

[johnny bravo]

if you lived in teesside i would gladly help you out,   they wont pay you that up here in teesside, i have own transport and equipment, 20 years exp.    lucky to get £6 hour .   ill have to move to better area

[g newton]

£8 not bad when i was struggling was being offered £6 when times are hard youll take almost anything but if being paid and having to take out deductions there a fine line between working or being better off on the benefits system
saying that i think anyone working should be taking at least £100 / day just to live a reasonable life
buy running a business means its whats in your pocket at the end of the day

[RO-Sheen]

Thanks for all the help guys. Looks like £8 is about right. I have 3 blokes came back to me that wanted to do it but cant due to other work/family commitments but have asked me to let them know next time I need some help. They were all very pleased with the £8 per hour. I think it is just bad timing this time round!

[RO-Sheen]

£8 an hour for someone who would otherwise be doing nothing is good. Especially seen as though min wage is below £6 an hour

behind the times mate,min wage is above £6 now

I think you might be ahead of the times. The following is from the HMRC website

•for workers aged 21 years or more: £5.93 per hour
•for workers aged 18 to 20 inclusive: £4.92 per hour
•for workers aged under 18 (but above compulsory school age): £3.64 per hour
•for apprentices aged under 19: £2.50 per hour
•for apprentices aged 19 and over, but in the first year of their apprenticeship: £2.50 per hour