Bowhunter01
ArboristSite Operative
How many you all have employees on your payroll? I'm at the point where I'm going to need a guy or two full time during the spring summer and fall. I've been subcontracting my buddy, who has his own tree business (and licenses and insurance and tools) to do a lot of climbing for me the last couple years. He subs me out on his jobs to chip brush and haul logs. Its been working out pretty well, but its at the point where we either need to join forces or I'll need to hire someone to fill in when my buddy can't.
I'm apprehensive about the costs of having an actual employee or two. Can someone help me get an idea of what kind of overhead I'd be looking at, such as worker's comp, insurance requirements, benefits I'd have to offer, training I'd have to provide, etc? What other considerations are there?
I'm on the fence, whether I keep on at the same crazy speed as a one and a half man show, or hire some help and take on more work. I'm doing all the estimating, billing, purchasing, maintenance, etc, and I'm on every jobsite from start to finish. Six days a week from march to november is wearing me down. It would be good to have some help, but I don't like the idea of giving up control of the actual work. I know plenty of you have been in this same boat, help me out with some ideas. Thanks guys.
I'm apprehensive about the costs of having an actual employee or two. Can someone help me get an idea of what kind of overhead I'd be looking at, such as worker's comp, insurance requirements, benefits I'd have to offer, training I'd have to provide, etc? What other considerations are there?
I'm on the fence, whether I keep on at the same crazy speed as a one and a half man show, or hire some help and take on more work. I'm doing all the estimating, billing, purchasing, maintenance, etc, and I'm on every jobsite from start to finish. Six days a week from march to november is wearing me down. It would be good to have some help, but I don't like the idea of giving up control of the actual work. I know plenty of you have been in this same boat, help me out with some ideas. Thanks guys.