Seems a very good wage with reasonable hours to me for an assistant.
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- Thread starter Grassman247
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Seems a very good wage with reasonable hours to me for an assistant.
Milkcow365
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- Sw Scotland
Maybe I should expect more, but then again all my staff are happy and don't ever leave me
My chaps would average 46 hours a week. 5 on 2 off Rota, except calving, when we just get the work done.
glasshouse
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- lothians
ShockingPulled up to a shed about 7.30 one night to pick the milk was a bit surprised to see a young fella still at the shed. Its alright he said I've finished just running late.
He then told me why. it was his weekend off and the boss was away for the weekend, he got woken up at 5 am by the two that were supposed to be milking, right we've quit, leave it with ya and off they went.
Weird thing was it was totally spur of the moment because when the lad got to the shed the cows were in and shed running so they'd actually made a start before deciding to go
He rang his boss to tell him and all the boss said was tough sh*t, i'm not back until Monday.
I've no idea if there was any milk to pick up the following night.
Cows 'n grass
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- Location
- Modbury, South Devon
How does your 5:2 rota work?
Are some on Sunday to Thursday and others on Tuesday to Saturday?
I was quite keen to try an 8:2 8:3 rota here but no one else was that keen.
What would you consider acceptable on such a farm (to both parties)?
multi power
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- Location
- pembrokeshire
I have done both 8:2 and 8:3, wasn't that keen on 8:3 due to every day being the same, it might have been ok if weekend was just essential duties
multi power
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- pembrokeshire
I do 60 or more hours a week and it's too many, during calving and AI I don't mind but I'd love to do only 40 during summer
Every other week end off, then 1 mid day week every week. So it's not 5-2, but it's only ever a 10day fortnight
- Location
- M6 Hard shoulder
Chatting to our tanker driver this morning after he was moaning about his employer(my milk buyer)
5 on 2 off starts at 6 everyday finishes at 3/4 oclock on 4 days and finishes at 12 on the 5th day.
Takes home approx £500/week.
28 days paid holiday/year.
Time and a half for extra hours.
But in his opinion the job and pay are sh!te !!!!
He could earn more for less hours with an agency he said.
Thats what we are up against people.
The days of paid staff working flat out 10 hrs a day 6/7 days a week are quickly disappearing over the hill.
Roll on the robotic revolution, maybe mr Gove is right !!!!
5 on 2 off starts at 6 everyday finishes at 3/4 oclock on 4 days and finishes at 12 on the 5th day.
Takes home approx £500/week.
28 days paid holiday/year.
Time and a half for extra hours.
But in his opinion the job and pay are sh!te !!!!
He could earn more for less hours with an agency he said.
Thats what we are up against people.
The days of paid staff working flat out 10 hrs a day 6/7 days a week are quickly disappearing over the hill.
Roll on the robotic revolution, maybe mr Gove is right !!!!
Builder who done my house, has had his key members aproched by another firm, offering them £19 an hour, there good at there job don't get me wrong, but there. It the quickest. He's had to match there offer, in turn, putting up the cost of a new house build.
Also worth noting, on there weekend on, it's minimum work. This am, I've trimmed a foot, moved the store cattle and now off to a sale, yards empty till half 2.
What do you do in April/July when the cows are out and your winding down?
- Location
- M6 Hard shoulder
Good job yours is built then
Cows 'n grass
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- Modbury, South Devon
I'm not as generous as you, here you only get a weekday off after a working weekend so working 11 days a fortnight.
It's all out the window over calving tho.
And actual work weekends? Or milk feed and go?
multi power
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- Location
- pembrokeshire
I end up with no assistant a lot of the time and also end up helping with beef and other stuff
I might get down to 50 hours in summer
Cows 'n grass
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- Location
- Modbury, South Devon
Definitely essential work only.
To be fair it pretty much the same during the week to, I'll happily send people home for the day if it's raining and there's nothing much on.