At what point to take the leap and hire someone? I work alone going into my second season and looking at a full diary if everyone rebooks, which they said they would, and the phone started up with new enquiries. Wondering whether to take on more work and then hire someone to help or consolidate what I've built so far.
It depends on how much money you have coming in. The first employee is the hardest. I struggled for a couple of years, managed to recruit a couple of decent lads but come the winter didn't have enough work and they left That was pretty frustrating for all concerned Then I went down the apprentice route, young lads are much easier to pay and expect less, if you hit a quiet spell it doesn't matter so much. Chances are it will take 2 or 3 goes to find a good one. Again, frustrating but also very rewarding once you get a good one The downside is you need to train them and they won't get as much done and get stuff wrong The cash in hand guys will always let you down, always. That's why they aren't in full time employment themselves Lastly and it's not for everyone as it takes a bit of trust, is bringing someone in that's similar to you and self employed, they can only do this on a part time basis or the tax man will call you out If you are thinking of employing someone, contact your local council business department and ask them for support. This will be someone that can help you navigate your way into taking on an employee and it will make your life 100 percent easier
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At what point to take the leap and hire someone? I work alone going into my second season and looking at a full diary if everyone rebooks, which they said they would, and the phone started up with new enquiries. Wondering whether to take on more work and then hire someone to help or consolidate what I've built so far.
It depends on how much money you have coming in. The first employee is the hardest.
I struggled for a couple of years, managed to recruit a couple of decent lads but come the winter didn't have enough work and they left
That was pretty frustrating for all concerned
Then I went down the apprentice route, young lads are much easier to pay and expect less, if you hit a quiet spell it doesn't matter so much. Chances are it will take 2 or 3 goes to find a good one. Again, frustrating but also very rewarding once you get a good one
The downside is you need to train them and they won't get as much done and get stuff wrong
The cash in hand guys will always let you down, always. That's why they aren't in full time employment themselves
Lastly and it's not for everyone as it takes a bit of trust, is bringing someone in that's similar to you and self employed, they can only do this on a part time basis or the tax man will call you out
If you are thinking of employing someone, contact your local council business department and ask them for support.
This will be someone that can help you navigate your way into taking on an employee and it will make your life 100 percent easier
@@Roots_to_Revenue thanks, some good food for thought there