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£3000 a month isn't a bad wage, I wouldn't mind that much
Bluntly.... You are. You're only here once.Ok a bit of context, the farm is owned outright...someone asked that further up the thread.
I get £10 for every hour I work, no overtime , no holiday pay, no sick pay... dad's mindset is that he doesn't get it so why should I.
I just get the house rent for free...everything else i pay for, heating, council tax, upkeep of the building, electricity. Car insurance?? Is that something that happens like? f**k me I just had to sell my truck as I couldn't afford to run it and your asking if the farm pays for the insurance .
I thought my situation was bad but I'm starting to think I'm getting f**ked more than I thought.
Right oh, if you're not getting holiday pay, sick pay etc you're either self employed and doing all your own taxes and claiming expenses etc or your dad's in the sh*t because he's not following labour laws, so sort that bit out first.Ok a bit of context, the farm is owned outright...someone asked that further up the thread.
I get £10 for every hour I work, no overtime , no holiday pay, no sick pay... dad's mindset is that he doesn't get it so why should I.
I just get the house rent for free...everything else i pay for, heating, council tax, upkeep of the building, electricity. Car insurance?? Is that something that happens like? f**k me I just had to sell my truck as I couldn't afford to run it and your asking if the farm pays for the insurance .
I thought my situation was bad but I'm starting to think I'm getting f**ked more than I thought.
Yep every which way.Bluntly.... You are. You're only here once.
Thanks looks like you need to have a chat about it .. Your old man doesent sound like a bad sort just a bit out of touch .Ok a bit of context, the farm is owned outright...someone asked that further up the thread.
I get £10 for every hour I work, no overtime , no holiday pay, no sick pay... dad's mindset is that he doesn't get it so why should I.
I just get the house rent for free...everything else i pay for, heating, council tax, upkeep of the building, electricity. Car insurance?? Is that something that happens like? f**k me I just had to sell my truck as I couldn't afford to run it and your asking if the farm pays for the insurance .
I thought my situation was bad but I'm starting to think I'm getting f**ked more than I thought.
But how much profit is the farm making. FAWK you might actually be taking more out of the business than father is.
How will it lead to food inflation? Farmers can't just pass it on to the customer!That's true. There are still some who'll be embarrassed to charge themselves out for £10/hour. Frankly, they are part of the problem, how can a person build a future and raise a family on that kind of money? They can't, but because there are a few out there willing to work for nothing, the rest have to suffer the low wages.
Lorry drivers have just gone through this experience and are enjoying better money and conditions following the switching off of the cheap labour tap. Farming is going to have to go the same way. It'll lead to food price inflation, but in reality its just a catch up from decades of artificially low inflation.
Are you a partner in the business, or simply paid staff? Surely thats the next step?Well me, if he ever retires. Does that mean me and my new family should struggle financially in the mean time?
That's really valuable, for both parties. A partnership with drawings and profit share is surely the way forward - share the risks and rewards. Your dad will feel less short changed that way.Thanks for all the feedback. It's never been about the money really we've always just enjoyed working away together on the farm so it was never discussed but obviously there's a conversation to be had now.
I don't think you are getting that bad a deal, £10 an hour plus a house (that probably £6 hour) so £16/hour that pretty good for working for you dad, I wish I could earn £16 on hour and inherit millions when the old man decide to give it to me.Ok a bit of context, the farm is owned outright...someone asked that further up the thread.
I get £10 for every hour I work, no overtime , no holiday pay, no sick pay... dad's mindset is that he doesn't get it so why should I.
I just get the house rent for free...everything else i pay for, heating, council tax, upkeep of the building, electricity. Car insurance?? Is that something that happens like? f**k me I just had to sell my truck as I couldn't afford to run it and your asking if the farm pays for the insurance .
I thought my situation was bad but I'm starting to think I'm getting f**ked more than I thought.
that’s easy then go flip burgers or stack tins in tescoLet’s face it guys, with all the things you’re expected to do and know. The dedication you have to show, the family life you have to miss out on, farm wages are a fecking joke.
If the farm is making less than the £10 and hour skivvy then they should sell up. 560acres owned outright, got to be £4-5million. You could put your feet up and earn more investing it.
I do agree in part, however if the lack of money in the lads household is a bit of a problem, coupled with long hours, this can be a bit of a strain on the marriage at times, and it usually starts to surface when the kids start school, as the mother has more contact with other mothers talk and that don't always help,I don't think you are getting that bad a deal, £10 an hour plus a house (that probably £6 hour) so £16/hour that pretty good for working for you dad, I wish I could earn £16 on hour and inherit millions when the old man decide to give it to me.
Eventually the increased prices will trickle down (or up). If no one can afford to pay staff on the prices they receive and those goods begin to dwindle, retailers/buyers will have no option but to increase price. I accept that on an individual farm level they have little control but over the whole industry things will change eventually.How will it lead to food inflation? Farmers can't just pass it on to the customer!