Working on Saturdays

[Trazor]

I don't follow you there, trazor.

I was referring to interest "rates", where the poorest sections of the community
are charged higher rates of interest, in the best interests of, ah yes, the Banks.

I'm afraid the irony did not come out too well........

 

[Sylvan Tieger]

Justa general question here.

Do you charge a normal rate for saturday / sunday work?

If people want a service on their boiler on a saturday I charge a 50% extra as its not an urgent call. 100% extra on a sunday.

The credit crunch cannot be hitting home here as Im fully booked tommorow and have a sundays morning work. Its the same every week.

I do urgent repairs on weekday rates always but obviously people have money to burn?

David

Anything past 8 hours 8- 4:30 is normally double time

Saturday all day and holidays double time

Sunday triple time. New years Triple time Christmas same as New years

Many times when quoting these prices you get rid of the shoppers and have time to spend with the family ... When they do agree to the above rates then it is like a bribe forcing you to work.

Commercial, institutional work is especially wanted at night /week ends when officers are closed.

Figuring your charging double and triple time for the week end you make the same amount of money as some bloke working 5 days a week and you did it in two.

All of the class "A" journeymen are paid no less then double time no such thing as time and a half and many demand and get above scale

CLASSIFICATION:
PLUMBER
WAGE RATE PER HOUR:
$45.16
SUPPLEMENTAL BENEFIT RATE PER HOUR:
$30.93

(Note: double time shall be paid for supplemental benefits during
overtime work)

In other words I must pay an employee a total of $76.09 IN THE ENVELOPE if he is a NON Union member

Anything past 8 hours the employee must be paid $152.18 PER HR at night or past 8 hours or week ends and Journeymen get TRIPLE time
$228.27 PER HR

The LMP of course his salary starts off around $175 - $250 per hr. straight time and increases accordingly


http://64.233.169.104/search?q=cach...ber&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=2&gl=us&client=firefox-a

 

[Softus]

That's fascinating. A journeyman you say?

Please tell us lots more about the strange country you stole from the native Americans and the peculiar language you speak there.

If possible, please include lots and lots of information about guns**, and how you use them to shoot at animals and threaten your fellow countrymen.

**The more technical information, the better. I'm particularly keen to learn about the different types of ammunition.

 

[Sylvan Tieger]

I don't follow you there, trazor.

I was referring to interest "rates", where the poorest sections of the community
are charged higher rates of interest, in the best interests of, ah yes, the Banks.

Ever consider the poorest folks take on a mortgage they cannot afford and the banks are pressured to make the loans for fear of being called racists or having discriminatory practices much like the pressure out on the lending institutions here in the USA and then when the poor folks cannot make the payments (big surprise here) the banks get back the property often damaged and neglected thus they are stuck losing money.

Same with food stores charging higher prices in poor places as the crime rate is higher and someone has to pay for shoplifters.

The banks are in business hopefully like everyone else to make money when the governments force them to make bad loans below prime rate then the problems finally surface

 

[Softus]

nothing at all about guns

I'm disappointed.

Surely you must have some amusing gun anecdote that you'd like to share?

Or perhaps just a photo of you wearing fatigues and sporting several assault rifles?

 

[Shutpa]

Getting back to the point. M in L lost all channels on her tv. I suggested that she made sure that aerial and scart plugs hadn't come loose but, perhaps because of her age, she 'didn't like to'. Called in the aerial guy who looked up and said "Well its not your aerial". Then he spent half an hour fiddling with the aerial outlet on the wall. He thought that it could be a signal inversion but phoned his (I think make believe) boss for advice. Went out to the van brought out a meter and recalibrated the aerial outlet. Result, all channels back again and that will be £95 please for 50 minutes in the house. Thank goodness it wasn't a Saturday or Sunday!

 

[Diyisfun]

If I were a selfemployed tradesman, I would be quoting for a job based on a Mon-fri, if the customer wanted it out of ours then there would be an extra charge.
But
If I was short of work or was having a day off and needed to work sat/sun to make the week up, I would ask the customer if I could do it sat or sun etc.
Also
If I wanted to get a job finished I would work whenever.

On the other hand
If employed I would want a premium for working out of the normal hours.

 

[Donkmeister]

And sometimes rates have to be 'socially engineered' downwards for people who are down on their luck.

I've always wondered about "socially engineered" prices... according to a tradesmen uncovered programme, they charge more to people who "speak posh". As one who converses through the RP, I can't help wonder if I'd get a better price speaking like a cockney geezer.

 

[Donkmeister]

Ever consider the poorest folks take on a mortgage they cannot afford and the banks are pressured to make the loans for fear of being called racists

I read a report in one of the economist rags that stated this is in fact the case.

 

[Sylvan Tieger]

Ever consider the poorest folks take on a mortgage they cannot afford and the banks are pressured to make the loans for fear of being called racists

I read a report in one of the economist rags that stated this is in fact the case.

Little known fact of life

If left alone PRIVATE enterprise's can make money BUT once government's get involved with over regulations and making companies hire on a quota basis instead of good sound business judgement then the economy suffers

 

[Softus]

I can see that I'm going to have to go self-sufficient:

Phwoooooooar!

 

[Soggy_weetabix]

It really is true isnt it.... Some Americans are now mating with vegetables.

Clarkson suggested it in the past. I have many cousins in the USA, all based in Pennsylvania. They (like New Yorkers) are keen to distance themsleves from Red Necks like ST.

Asked if they are American, they state "No, we are a state / island that borders America"

Dave

 

[Softus]

They (like New Yorkers) are keen to distance themsleves from Red Necks like ST.

Er, my understanding is that ST is a New Yorker.

 

[Bahco]

What is a red neck anyway

 

[RF Lighting]

I had a red neck on holiday. It's my own fault. I should have put suncream on.