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What's the going rate for labourers these days?

  • 06-05-2015 6:47pm
    #1
    veetwin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,005 ✭✭✭


    Hi all,

    What are lads paying for labourers? I have a small garden maintenance enterprise and employ a recently retired mate for about a day and a half per week. Currently paying him €10 an hour cash. He does not really need the money but likes the work. Is this the norm or am I under/overpaying?


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  • #2
    sucklerlover
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 78 ✭✭sucklerlover


    I've a lad comes with me on Saturdays. He's 16 and I give him €7.50 per hour and his dinner.
    €10 per hour seems ok to me anyway.


  • #3
    enda1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,166 ✭✭✭enda1


    veetwin wrote: »
    Hi all,

    What are lads paying for labourers? I have a small garden maintenance enterprise and employ a recently retired mate for about a day and a half per week. Currently paying him €10 an hour cash. He does not really need the money but likes the work. Is this the norm or am I under/overpaying?

    Probably not wise to post about illegal hiring practices on a public message board - FYI


  • #4
    _Brian
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,719 ✭✭✭✭_Brian


    enda1 wrote: »
    Probably not wise to post about illegal hiring practices on a public message board - FYI

    Nothing illegal about paying someone in cash.. I'm sure OP makes the required stoppages and hands over the balance in cash. ;)


  • #5
    veetwin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,005 ✭✭✭veetwin


    sucklerlover wrote: »
    I've a lad comes with me on Saturdays. He's 16 and I give him €7.50 per hour and his dinner.
    €10 per hour seems ok to me anyway.

    Thanks I will have TY student with me during the summer for probably a day a week and was thinking €7.50 also with lunch thrown in.


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