Good thread Gary.
I like to think tilers take on apprentices and would love to see it happen more often but I can totally understand the struggle to find one that isn't just going to hinder you and slow the jobs down while you get them up to speed with the basic stuff they can keep themselves busy with (cutting, mixing, moving the tiles and mixing the stacks for you etc).
A mate of mine who's a mechanic took on a good mate (not always wise but it's worked fine for both of them) and he found some decent tax benefits by putting him through an apprenticeship scheme and sending him college etc. Years later he's a spot on mechanic and he's on a decent wage now and more to the point he pays more than his wage in the jobs he does. So a good move on their part.
Different I guess when it comes to a construction trade though as it can be up and down work wise.
I like to think tilers take on apprentices and would love to see it happen more often but I can totally understand the struggle to find one that isn't just going to hinder you and slow the jobs down while you get them up to speed with the basic stuff they can keep themselves busy with (cutting, mixing, moving the tiles and mixing the stacks for you etc).
A mate of mine who's a mechanic took on a good mate (not always wise but it's worked fine for both of them) and he found some decent tax benefits by putting him through an apprenticeship scheme and sending him college etc. Years later he's a spot on mechanic and he's on a decent wage now and more to the point he pays more than his wage in the jobs he does. So a good move on their part.
Different I guess when it comes to a construction trade though as it can be up and down work wise.
