Salary

[Exfarmer]

When I put my staff on a salary we changed the work contract so that all work was to be done. We also put in a provoso for rejigging wage in the event employee was working more or less and we still asked for regular time sheets, to check this, also to enable extermal billing.
We found employees more motivatedknowing they were on a regular wage especially during harvest, previously there would be a lot of moaning in a wet week when everyone did the basic week. I never noticed any slacking when we really needed to crack on.

 

[John]

Yes. I'm salaried. Works fine. I manage my own time and work the hours I need to do the work. No time sheets or clock watching.

Me to. Early mornings,late nights what ever it takes to get the job done right.

 

[yorkie]

Who on here is salaried and how do you find it
Nick...

was,worked a year add overtime to basic wage divide by 52 paid every 4weeks,pay rise every year of an agreed % from start every body happy work always done,harvest boss said when we packed in 9 times out of 10 I said do you want to do another load it is dry,drilling,spraying and fert always up to date,used to go out in middle of night to finish drilling wheat after beet if a bad forcast,got to work both ways 18 months ago it worked out between £15.50 and£16 an hour

 

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[Brisel]

I suppose it depends on what the salary is for the hours you do and level of responsibility . £25k would be rubbish, but £40k nice .

Is your lad still running a big farm? Is he on a salary?

 

[Brisel]

I'm on a salary

And a dividend....

 

[sheepmatilda]

We are farming and contracting my trusted Forman of 5 years came to me and asked to be on a salary rather than hour. No problem as he had worked out what he wanted an I looked at it and agreed. It was the worst thing we could have done, ok for 12 months but after the winter and a child he seemed to be unhelpful to any weekend work or early starts, I was finding cover when I needed it but another employe who we had taken on as non experienced student was fast becoming my go to man. You can guess the rest but I would not put anyone on salary again as it's to open for someone to feel that they hard done. Hourly flat rate and we ask if they can work weekends every one happy.

 

[DRC]

Is your lad still running a big farm? Is he on a salary?

Yes he's on a salary. He's assistant manager on 8000 acre estate, so not running it
My reply was aimed at multi power, as I would've thought the dairy lads on salaries would need a good package for the year round long hours they do.

 

[Norfolk Olly]

Who on here is salaried and how do you find it
Nick...

Was salaried for a number of years and found it ok. An agreed number of hours per year, when it was quiet in the winter or wet days I'd only do a few hours or what was required or not go in at all and at the end of the year any hours were paid as bonus.
Imo it's not just employees that need to be right to suit a salary but also employers as some see it as cheap labour

 

[multi power]

I suppose it depends on what the salary is for the hours you do and level of responsibility . £25k would be rubbish, but £40k nice .

Somewhere between the two, and a nice house too

 

[essexpete]

Putting him on a salary and I bet his motivation of more hours = more money disappears as fast as him at 5pm every day!!!!!

You know the individual?

 

[Brisel]

You know the individual?

That's the key thing in the whole salary vs wage debate IMO. The same guys will give 110% regardless. Some people will do as little as possible, that's why I think keeping timesheets is a transparent way of both parties seeing what has or hasn't changed.

 

[multi power]

I'd be seriously peed off if someone asked me to keep time sheet, I'd rather spend the time getting the job done 110%

 

[d williams]

And a dividend....

And a few perks the same as the rest of us

 

[Err0l]

I was salaried and never again. Rest assure if the job says 50 hours per week it will be 55 plus a bit of night checking etc. IMO I think it's just a way of Victorian era farmers screwing over staff. The farmer's paid by the litre, the tonne or the beast and the employee should be paid by the hour this way it can't be unfair.

 

[Brisel]

The employee should be paid a fair rate that represents the work they do, comparable to other businesses in the industry.

 

[AJR75]

Putting him on a salary and I bet his motivation of more hours = more money disappears as fast as him at 5pm every day!!!!!

Personally I don't see anything wrong with that. If he puts in the hours required to do the job then it shouldn't be an issue- if he can find more efficient ways to get the job done in quicker time and it's still costing you the same or maybe less as an employer then what's the problem? Granted there are times when long hours are required but all too often I see extra hours being worked when if really challenged they perhaps needn't be.