Staff salary / hourly wage?
- Thread starter Jack Tat
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designanddetail
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Only a 200acre farm so that's all the hours he is needed for, owner does the morning feed and son is required in for around 9:30am. Summer hours are more for harvest etc.
He does do his own firewood splitting/drying/selling on the side on his own as a sideline business, so is usually out all day everyday
- Location
- South West
I agree to a degree but most people if offered overtime will take it. My original comment may of been abit rash but you won’t find many who would rather sit at home on a Saturday than earn time and a half overtime. Yes they have hobbies and interests etc but most will rearrange that in favour of the OT. That’s my experience anyway, yours may be different.
kiwi pom
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- Location
- canterbury NZ
I earn $0 per hour/week/year. I went from an $85k (nzd) a year tanker driving job to stay at home dad. Before that (over 15 years ago I was tractor/truck driving. Can't remember my rate at the time but it wasn't a secret and included accommodation, nor were the farm jobs or my self-employed rates when I still lived in the UK.
Some pay well some pay shite; some always have staff some struggle.
Keeping rates, a secret from the folks who ask on here seems a bit daft to me but it's just my opinion.
Happy?
- Location
- Owaka, New Zealand
Yes but it's evident why many struggle, a weird mash of thinking like an employee when it comes to business, and yet not knowing what it's like to be an employee in 2024.
The superstition of "every employee is", quite remarkably naive
There’s currently 5 of us at work. 1 is a yes man, the other 4 are quite happy to say no, we aren’t available. When we were staffed better, it was still mostly the 1 yes man and then everyone else being reluctant.
More often than not when we do need to do OT, we all predominantly bank the time to use for days off, not for the extra money.
- Location
- South Devon
Does that mean that he isn't chasing the money and staying where he is cos he enjoys it more?
disproving your point....or was he just trying it onGrassman247
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it means people are complex, especially ones with families, cant just pull kids out of school very easily. Took a trip to JCB the other week. Everyone paid £17/hr flat rate, time and a half fri afternoon and saturday and double time sunday. Sunday is there most popular day to work. But they still have issues with people. Its not just our industry and there doesnt seem to be an easy fix. Unfortunately people dont value there jobs like they used tooDoes that mean that he isn't chasing the money and staying where he is cos he enjoys it more?
Chae1
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- Location
- Aberdeenshire
Sounds like a good lad.
TheTallGuy
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- Location
- Cambridgeshire
Working in a large business and I can say that's not how it is here. We have a broad range of folks, from fresh out of school up to pensioners - some in lowish paid/unskilled roles, some in above average paid roles plus management. There are times when it's a struggle to fill overtime shifts regardless of the pay grade & no end of folk who've stepped back to 3 & 4 day weeks because they value family or personal time over earning a few more shillings. There are of course a core of workers who will chase down every extra hour they can get, but there's not many of them, there's a few more that will do one or two extra shifts a month, but mostly only if it doesn't conflict with other activities. In my role I can't avoid a certain amount of overtime, but never actually seek it and given the opportunity would stick to minimum hours or less.
Nearly
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- Location
- North of York
Just had mini N offered mini-mum wage at local farm.
No thanks was the answer.
23 years old, graduate, just back from combining in Aus.
Other farms offered him more already.
Looks like he's going to see local digger man tomorrow.
Might go self employed with more tickets.
No thanks was the answer.
23 years old, graduate, just back from combining in Aus.
Other farms offered him more already.
Looks like he's going to see local digger man tomorrow.
Might go self employed with more tickets.
- Location
- South West
Farmers really are our own worst enemy. Stuck in the dark ages thinking £10/hr is big money and refuse to pay much more, but moan when they have no staff…
Nearly
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- Location
- North of York
Yes. I'm angry on his behalf.
A different farce over the summer at summer job 'darn sarf' had soured him to a well known farm management company.
He was just getting his confidence back and looking forwards.
- Location
- South West
Boss could pay himself more?
The minimum wage don’t go up for no reason it needs to be that high when diesel is up round £1.60/Ltr. Back 10/15 years ago when £10/hr was combine driver money fuel was sub £1.00/Ltr. That’s just one example the same can be said for cost of rent, houses, mortgages, groceries etc.
TheTallGuy
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- Location
- Cambridgeshire
True to a point, but when farm gate prices haven't kept step...
- Location
- South West
Correct, milk PPL or grain for example would still be similar farm gate price now to what it was 10/15 years ago when £10/hr was foreman money.
however if a farmer wants to continue trading and have staff then he needs to pay the money unfortunately. Personally I fail to see, from our system anyhow, how farmers can’t afford the extra, yes it cuts in to the profit margin but we’re quick to buy ourself a new Landrover and claim all the fuel for it etc but forget our staff have to pay for there own car and fuel etc.
Headless chicken
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- Location
- West Wales
Seems to be few people willing to disclose what they pay so I shall put my head above parapet.
Currently we pay
£40 a milking 280ish cows block calved. Paid flat regardless of how many in milk
Calf lady is salaried £2k inc vat
Admin girl ( her daughter) £40 a month
Plate metering lady is £15 an hour( i think)
Tractor driver salaried on a relative pitance I think £320 a month. Significant other benefits are added in.
also have a guy guy £10 an hour
all self employed
Id love to pay everyone more and do review upwards annually. Lots of other perks go alongside.
Rates are inline with what other local employers offer.
a beer on a hot day or a cuppa tea when your having a sh!t one goes way further for lots of people.
Currently we pay
£40 a milking 280ish cows block calved. Paid flat regardless of how many in milk
Calf lady is salaried £2k inc vat
Admin girl ( her daughter) £40 a month
Plate metering lady is £15 an hour( i think)
Tractor driver salaried on a relative pitance I think £320 a month. Significant other benefits are added in.
also have a guy guy £10 an hour
all self employed
Id love to pay everyone more and do review upwards annually. Lots of other perks go alongside.
Rates are inline with what other local employers offer.
a beer on a hot day or a cuppa tea when your having a sh!t one goes way further for lots of people.
Headless chicken
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- Location
- West Wales
Edit should add tractor driver is part time!
£10 self employed . Is that even legal? How does he/ she afford to pay their bills .
I can get £15/20 hr to cut grass for people