A lump sum payment will let him set his own pace for the job without you having to worry about the cost going up if he finds it a bit hard going. Get a couple of quotes from people who do this as a business, then pay him about half that as he won't have the overheads that a business would. If you knock £20 off the price then give it to him at the end as a bonus he will think you are a great employer.
Colin Bignell
It's amazing how you manage so well without opposing thumbs.
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That sounds fair enough. It's what I allow myself.
I don't always get it - in fact I rarely do - but I allow it:-)
Mary
I wish I'd thought of that ...
Mary
"nightjar .uk.com>"
That sounds good - but potentially expensive...
The principle is right though. Not trying to pay as little as possible but paying a fair rate for the work done.
Mary
Don't worry Mary, you will.
(Somebody said the same to Oscar Wilde at a party).
Nobody said, "Don't worry, Mary, you will." to Oscar Wilde at any time, party or not!
Mary
I was fairly clueless at 16 - by 21 I'd started to figure out what makes the world go round.
s amazing how you manage so well without opposing thumbs.
In Oscar's case, they might very well have done...... :-)
Steve presented the following explanation :
I would suggest a fixed sum for a specified job, excluding costs for materials. That way he would not have an incentive to string the job out any more than necessary. I would suggest £300 in cash, plus another £300 in an account set up for him as an incentive to save.
I suggest you keep a close eye on proceedings and assist with the lighter work, both to make sure it is done properly as well as make sure it is done the easiest way. They tend not to know how best to minimise the the amount of effort needed, if they have never tackled a job like this before - so sit down with him and plan it before hand.
They might well start off with the best of intentions, but often become disillusioned part way through. So be prepared to split the job in to smaller parts where you pay a percentage of the total at the end of each stage.
I wish I knew - at 3X21 plus some.
The thing is that at 21 we DO think we know. At 30 we KNOW we know.
Then the doubts begin - if we have any intelligence that is ...
Mary
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No. I assure you it didn't happen.
Why would you think he'd do that? Not all people do.
Mary
Mary Fisher formulated on Tuesday :
There are rare exceptions, but most kids when faced with a major job quickly loose interest. Therefore better to offer a fixed sum for a fixed job. The incentive then is to get stuck in.
Harry - you don't KNOW that MOST kids do that.
They might in your experience, they don't in mine. But we don't know all kids so neither of us can speak for all of them.
Mary
My 12 year old daughter helped me decorate for a week for a pair of rollerblades ;-)
I did throw in some protective gear as a bonus though! ;-)
She kept busy pretty well all the time and we had a laugh and chat at the same time .. she was't up for a second week though (well it was the school holidays) ;-)
All the best ..
T i m
Astrophysics at university?
Owain
You mean a dust sheet?
Mary
Dunno where you get that from. The first break must be 6 hours or less after the start of work. The second one - if applicable - must be 6 hours after the end of the first one, and paid for. 11 hours between the end of one shift and the start of the next one. Tea breaks, etc, between statuary meal breaks not mandatory.
No (silly woman) knee / elbow protectors and one of those helmets the 'skater boys' wear (that look like German army helmets .. her choice ).
All the best ..
T i m
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