[AJCleaningServices]

In October 2006 minimum wage goes up by ~6% which is 30 pence.
How will you increase your charges?
Regards,
Arthur

[PHILC]

already pay my staff above the increase so wont affect me

[*Chris Browne]

Same here got no one on less than £6.00

chris

[AJCleaningServices]

Will you increase your charges?
Regards,
Arthur

[BSF]

If you take on a contract new or existing (tupe) write in to the t & c's that if the national minimum wage exceeds your employees hourly rate the customer will pay the difference, on contracts of 50hrs plus weekly its very wise as the profit margin on these jobs is far lower than on smaller jobs.

Regards

Paul

[AJCleaningServices]

I had to address this post specifically to domestic sector… :, but NM

[lisa123]

I normally charge so i can pay up to £5.50 per hour at a push. I might have to increase by 50p or so when it comes to October.
She how many customers and staff i have by then.

[BSF]

In October 2006 minimum wage goes up by ~6% which is 30 pence.
How will you increase your charges?
Regards,
Arthur

I had to address this post specifically to domestic sector… :, but NM

Arthur,,,,     Domestic cleaning?

am I missing something.. well ok then..

I'd send the customers letters informing them of a price increase due to the national minimum wage increasing and while I was at it I'd explain that my insurance costs had risen etc etc... :

regards

Paul

[AJCleaningServices]

Paul, I am in domestice sector...

[BSF]

Paul, I am in domestice sector...

Hi Arthur,

As you must know it says on your website, commercial, office cleaning as well as domestic cleaning.

Still this post:

If you take on a contract new or existing (tupe) write in to the t & c's that if the national minimum wage exceeds your employees hourly rate the customer will pay the difference, on contracts of 50hrs plus weekly its very wise as the profit margin on these jobs is far lower than on smaller jobs.

Regards

Paul

May help others

never mind

regards

Paul

[BSF]

In October 2006 minimum wage goes up by ~6% which is 30 pence.
How will you increase your charges?
Regards,
Arthur

I had to address this post specifically to domestic sector… :, but NM

Arthur,,,,     Domestic cleaning?

am I missing something.. well ok then..

I'd send the customers letters informing them of a price increase due to the national minimum wage increasing and while I was at it I'd explain that my insurance costs had risen etc etc... :

regards

Paul

Paul, I am in domestice sector...

As I said Arthur send your domestic customers letters..

Regards

Paul

[AJCleaningServices]

...May help others

never mind

regards

Paul

Sure Paul that is what the forum is about 

...As I said Arthur send your domestic customers letters..

Regards

Paul

I pay my staff £5.05 so price increase is on the horizon and we will cross £60000 line very soon, so will have to charge VAT as well.  I am a small company, you know…

Regards,
Arthur

[garyj]

Arthur, you ask so many questions and post so many polls we'll have to start  calling you Arthur Askey.   

[Ian Gourlay]

Arthur,


When you set your company up did you look into the system where the customer employs the staff.


And pays you a management fee,


If you did why did you decide not to use that model of operation.

[AJCleaningServices]

Ian,

I have looked at this of cause, but decided not to take that route, for one reason: I do not want to get in to dispute with Inland Revenue.  I provide 100% workload for my staff, so they would not be able to claim self-employment status. 

I am not sure if companies who do business in the way you have mentioned act in a legal way.  From my point of view they are acting as an ordinary agency.  I think it is a matter of time before they stop cheating Gordon Brown.

Regards,
Arthur

PS should I report them? 

[AJCleaningServices]

Arthur, you ask so many questions and post so many polls we'll have to start  calling you Arthur Askey.   

What ever, I do not mind 

[Liahona]

May I ask what minimum wage is? Best, Dave. Oh and just a thought, who on earth works for £5:05 an hour?

[AJCleaningServices]

Arthur, you ask so many questions and post so many polls we'll have to start  calling you Arthur Askey.   

What ever, I do not mind 

How should we call you, would "GaryJ-mummy returns" be any good  

[handyali]

hi everyone.
we pay our cleaners above the minimum wage and key holders more again. I feel it is hopefully a good way of keeping trustworthy, reliable staff. 

[garyj]

How should we call you, would "GaryJ-mummy returns" be any good  

You can if you want, but I don't get it, and considering she died 10years ago it would also be in poor taste.
You'll have to explain it to me.