Employing Staff

[Dan]

Any questions about employing staff? (just trying to get a few example posts started)

 

[Falcone]

Just saw this whilst looking through the forums for info etc.

Does anyone plan on buiding up their business and emplying apprentices etc? Does anyone do it just now? or are most folk happy just to work for themselves?

 

[Fekin]

Any questions about employing staff?

If your already married then don't bother hiring staff, way too much stress

 

[sc24]

3 apprentices in 6 years only one has worked out well, most kids are just not interested in hard work, sacked the last one a month ago because he threatened to smash a subbies face in because he asked him to mix the stone from different crates, he's only 5ft 3, but had discovered the joys of alcohol over the last 6 months or so and thought he could take on the world, so totally disolushioned with the whole apprentice thing.

 

[Falcone]

lol... I have a GF (3 years) no plans to have kids or get married yet, only 24. :wink_smile:

Plenty time for families. I'd rather get ma career sorted out 1st. lol.

what do others think? Is it easier to just make a living working on your own or do others have bigger aspirations?

 

[Fred]

Employ staff if you want to. My mate had over 10 tilers, some turned up for work, others turned up, still drunk and caused all sorts or damage/problems. Some stayed with him for years, only to go and start up themselves and nick his full time custom etc. It's up to you, if you need a headache!

And, the new c.i.s working regs are a pain, plus you have to pay a percentage of their NI etc......................No thankyou sir!

 

[Fekin]

Ohh just me and my merry band of taliban

 

[Paul M]

Apprentices are hard work if you go through the whole CITB thing then you lose them to college blocks for up to 12 weeks which then leaves you working yourself plus you still have to pay their wages while their not with you, you do get some of your hard earned cash back but only every 3 month instalments and even that is a percentage of what you have paid, if you have a unemployed taliban army i would recommend them

 

[UKTT Darren]

Try business link website, this will give you the full lowdown on employing people, as said above though, best stay on your own, too much hassle employing people

 

[stumac]

local council phoned me the other month ref getting people back into work scheme and wondered if i would be intereted in employing a trainee and they would pay his wages etc, i think this is a scottish thing dont know , however thought it was a good idea in principal how ever i would still need to take employers liability insurance so said no

 

[Paul M]

hi stumac, i am just outside glasgow and got the same call from jobcentre but my tried it with his painting and decorating business and the guy who turned up was out his face, stole his wallet and tried to make off with not only some tools but the whole van, thankfully the cops got him bout 5 miles away singing away to the radio

 

[stumac]

thank god i never tried it then. probably trying to get low lifes back into work at our expence i think i will just wait til my son leaves school then again maybe not

 

[Paul M]

thats exactly the idea, either that or you will get rab c's cousin