Torquin
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I'm not talking rates, but how, by the hour, day, job, etc.?
I know of companies that pay by the day for ground crew, and run the crew till it gets dark. I am more of a pay by the hour guy, since I may not have a full day's worth of work, due to a small job or the last 1/2 day of a big job, so it's more fair for both sides.
I have also been thinking of doing commission instead, allotting each guy, depending on his job, a certain percentage of the job's value, and the quicker the job gets done the sooner they can get to the next job to make more money. I wonder if this makes more sense than hourly, since when you get paid by the hour, for some, it doesn't matter how long X job takes since you get paid whether it's this job or another job. Of course, we, as business owners are essentially on commission ourselves, since we don't usually get an hourly rate for a job.
I just want to hear how others do it because I want to be fair, but to myself and my crew.
Thanks,
Chris
I know of companies that pay by the day for ground crew, and run the crew till it gets dark. I am more of a pay by the hour guy, since I may not have a full day's worth of work, due to a small job or the last 1/2 day of a big job, so it's more fair for both sides.
I have also been thinking of doing commission instead, allotting each guy, depending on his job, a certain percentage of the job's value, and the quicker the job gets done the sooner they can get to the next job to make more money. I wonder if this makes more sense than hourly, since when you get paid by the hour, for some, it doesn't matter how long X job takes since you get paid whether it's this job or another job. Of course, we, as business owners are essentially on commission ourselves, since we don't usually get an hourly rate for a job.
I just want to hear how others do it because I want to be fair, but to myself and my crew.
Thanks,
Chris