Self employed tractor driver

[marsh89]

How much per hour for self employed tractor driver just labour driving tractor?

 

[Pennine Ploughing]

£12 tops

 

[Rich_ard]

£12 tops

Double time

 

[Agriimark]

 

[Flatlander]

Would depend greatly on experience and what come with that driver ie a willing ness to do some basic tractor checking . a seat warmer permanently connected to their phone or a meticulous operator with work related ocd

 

[BRB John]

Do you mean causal labour?
I was told you can't be a self employed tractor driver if you don't own a tractor.
Something something about owning your tools or something.

But I'm sure your not just trying to dodge holiday pay...

If he's "self employed" he'll set his price...

 

[Claasact1]

Average trailer driver steering wheel attendant around £12 per hour
Top line professional operator capable of doing any task on their own and bring everything back in one piece up to £24 per hour i would rather pay the higher priced operator personally with the cost of kit now.

 

[betweenthelines]

Self employed doesn't have to own tools. But does have to be able to work for several different customers. And be able to choose his own hours.

 

[alomy75]

Interesting. We use a self employed chap occasionally…when checking with the NFU for the insurance required they mentioned he would need to use his own tools and come/leave when he wanted and carry out the job in his own way to be classed as self employed. I’m sure that was aimed at workshop tools…I never thought to ask whether it included tractors too

 

[betweenthelines]

Plenty of Surgeons work for the NHS and Private Hospitals. I can't see them taking an Operating Theatre around with them!

 

[Rich_ard]

Do you mean causal labour?
I was told you can't be a self employed tractor driver if you don't own a tractor.
Something something about owning your tools or something.

But I'm sure your not just trying to dodge holiday pay...

If he's "self employed" he'll set his price...

Creative invoice and you're sorted!

 

[Lewis821]

nothing less than £18, minimum wage is £11.61 on the books, those quoting £12 need to give their heads a wobble

 

[Rich_ard]

nothing less than £18, minimum wage is £11.61 on the books, those quoting £12 need to give their heads a wobble

No minimum for the self employed though, go as cheap as you have to to get the good jobs!

 

[Hilly]

Interesting. We use a self employed chap occasionally…when checking with the NFU for the insurance required they mentioned he would need to use his own tools and come/leave when he wanted and carry out the job in his own way to be classed as self employed. I’m sure that was aimed at workshop tools…I never thought to ask whether it included tractors too

Needs to be able to provide his own holiday and sick relief person also and be able to prove it .

 

[Rich_ard]

Needs to be able to provide his own holiday and sick relief person also and be able to prove it .

Seams odd. If a one man band plumber was sick for a day he wouldn't have to get anyone to go and do his work for that day.
That must be if they are providing a full cover for a long period.

 

[Lewis821]

No minimum for the self employed though, go as cheap as you have to to get the good jobs!

If it’s cheap it isn’t a good job, just Because they plonk you on a new JD or Fendt with all the LEDs and beacons You ever desired shouldn’t mean you should work for peanuts to subsidise their finance paymen, have some self worth

 

[Hilly]

Seams odd. If a one man band plumber was sick for a day he wouldn't have to get anyone to go and do his work for that day.
That must be if they are providing a full cover for a long period.

Just what my pernickety accountant told me .

 

[Lincs Lass]

£12 tops

Thats aldis rates

 

[suffolksmallholder]

Pay peanuts, get monkeys.
I was being paid a nice £15 ph in 2012, cash-in-hand for Thursday, Friday and week-ends. Pulling an articulated trailer with a brand new Claas tractor.
Not one gate post clipped, no tractor damage and ‘can-do’ attitude.
If I was in the market I’d be looking for £20 now.
I can do ‘proper’ dollies too
SS

 

[betweenthelines]

Seams odd. If a one man band plumber was sick for a day he wouldn't have to get anyone to go and do his work for that day.
That must be if they are providing a full cover for a long period.

Self employed herdsman may well be expected to ensure the cows are milked every day, but he can pay a relief milker to do the job when he wants a break.