[Diamond standard ltd]

We have had three guys in the last two months, they just don't want work half the time. How hard is it to find a good lad. 

[PoleKing]

They are out there.
Plough through the dross to get to them though.

[rah]

Very hard!
When you find a good one, make sure you keep him or you'll kick yourself later.

[Diamond standard ltd]

What is a fair rate of pay??

[robertphil]

i had to get rid of my main lad last week.   he  couldnt do a week without oversleeping

also working like a tortoise his heart wasnt in it , such a relief now hes gone as he was also plagued with clumsiness  n surliness

 a new lad been with me a month is steppin into his shoes alongside him a girl been with me 1.5 yrs .  so far so good  

[Frankybadboy]

you go though between 5-10 before you find the right one

[landy2]

as  mentioned above what would you clas as rate of pay .

[Frankybadboy]

as  mentioned above what would you clas as rate of pay .

what would you class as a good days wage

[robertphil]

tell u summat it would make no diffrence if you paid 6.50 or 9.50  ,you either want to do it or you dont,  winter being the straw that breaks

i pay £7  which im sure is good and round up the hours always/  full week off at crimbo paid too  /wine and chocs from customers they get the lot

[landy2]

have not got clue that why i am asking  

[suds window service]

£7.50 an hour is what I pay my staff.

[Danny Guest]

Hi terry.

I pay £7 p/hr and have two great guys.

I have had two that started well at the start but soon started to slow down, find excuses, became unreliable, became ill on days when it rained and so on. You will soon know which is the right employee, you geta gut feel after a while.

Ill phone you tomorrow for that chat

Regards
Danny

[CLEANCARE WC]

£8.00 ph   only have help about 4 days a month.

[Frankybadboy]

carrot in front of donkey think about it


I have a very good bloke who is a bit different but hes reliable, trust worthy caring and a steady worker

he aint going to make me millions but give him something to aim for as a bouns and he work a bit faster.


remember your never find someone whos got everything

[Diamond standard ltd]

Hi terry.

I pay £7 p/hr and have two great guys.

I have had two that started well at the start but soon started to slow down, find excuses, became unreliable, became ill on days when it rained and so on. You will soon know which is the right employee, you geta gut feel after a while.

Ill phone you tomorrow for that chat

Regards
Danny

not a problem mate speak soon

[Diamond standard ltd]

We are starting them on £7 moving up to £8.50 per hour but they can not do a full week

[3 Wheel Windy (Retired)]

Doleys get 50 a day trad. Job and finish .  So you would have to pay a tenner an hour cards in to make it attractive.

[Richard iSparkle]

We have had three guys in the last two months, they just don't want work half the time. How hard is it to find a good lad. 

there's no short cuts recruiting staff.  i;ve been recruiting for 6 yrs now and have made some bad mistakes.  only way i managed to get better at it is learning from each bad experience and learning a lot about recruitment and selection. you need to do all the profesisonal things to get good staff.

it comes down to your advertising (job centre), your interviews, cv checking, taking up references, work trialling...  and then managing from there on in.  so many ways you can get it wrong.

the main thing you need to remember is whatever happens, it is always your fault.  whatever they do, it's your fault.

it's no good saying the staff arent there or whatever.  

it;s not easy, but it saves a lot of hassle and heart ache when you get good at it.

[Diamond standard ltd]

We have had three guys in the last two months, they just don't want work half the time. How hard is it to find a good lad. 

there's no short cuts recruiting staff.  i;ve been recruiting for 6 yrs now and have made some bad mistakes.  only way i managed to get better at it is learning from each bad experience and learning a lot about recruitment and selection. you need to do all the profesisonal things to get good staff.

it comes down to your advertising (job centre), your interviews, cv checking, taking up references, work trialling...  and then managing from there on in.  so many ways you can get it wrong.

the main thing you need to remember is whatever happens, it is always your fault.  whatever they do, it's your fault.

it's no good saying the staff arent there or whatever.  

it;s not easy, but it saves a lot of hassle and heart ache when you get good at it.

thanks, will take all this on board once again thanks for your time.

[CLEANCARE WC]

Doleys get 50 a day trad. Job and finish .  So you would have to pay a tenner an hour cards in to make it attractive.

I know what your saying but I dont think anyone is talking about taking on a doley window cleaner.

No matter how experienced someone is for me the money tops out as much as there is a starting rate otherwise they are eating into my money.

But for the sake of this thread I expect most people are talking about hiring someone and training them up?

saying that its not a problem i have im a bit of a lone wolf