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Can anyone advise roughly what i could expect to pay a casual labourer/construction worker for a day's work, cash in hand, for roof repair/general maintenance
JUST to clarify my response, the OP BUSYMUM, asked what she could EXPECT to pay NOT what she SHOULD PAY and she specified cash.I stand over the prices i gave. Not as someone who would seek to exploit a tradesman, as i am one myself, But just to show the dramatic fall in prices and what ineed tradesmen are prepared to work for now.And springtile i also did in my response add in a word of caution to the OP about paying somebody in cash.forgive me for saying so, but a lot of peopleon this site talk an awful lot of rubbish when it comes to discussing the value of the self employed on a day basis. it takes a proper tradesman longer to qualify than a garda, a prison officer, as long as a teacher so forth, you get the drift, think of their wages, the trades has to pay his own holiday time, bank holidays,full prsi, pensions, health cover etc, commercial indsurance on his vehicle, public liability insurance, advertising, running costs on a van which are considerably more than a normal car, and for an added bonus just before or shortly after christmas you have to pay an accountant to tell you how much to give the government. i know alot of you guys and ladies are of course looking for a bargain but bear in mind the tradesman ends up with about half what you give him . AND you do not let a general worker or labourer near a roof. regardless of his capability , if you do you are the contractor, if he gets injured you may not have a roof over your head that needs fixing
davyjones, five years ago, there are now 2 million unemployed as of today. wages have been cut right through the construction sector and thats if you are lucky enough to have work. my husband is a carpenter and it is very difficult competing with tradesmen from other countries. i run my own commercial cleaning and gardening company and the management companies i work for are trying to cut costs because they are struggling to collect in the service charges on blocks of flats.
yea sure, 5 years ago we were booming just like Ireland so of course most people were earning good money but that was 5 years ago not now.
There is a big difference ! - to quote SLF.
forgive me for saying so, but a lot of peopleon this site talk an awful lot of rubbish when it comes to discussing the value of the self employed on a day basis.
wow, dont shoot the messenger here folks, my remarks were meant to be informatory not deragatory. think i opened up a can of worms. perhaps no harm. SLF certainly did not mean to offend, i think your post just happened to be before mine. your remarks are certainly accurate. anybody hear with any affiliation to trades know exactly what i mean, but there are a lot that dont. by cash in hand, good plasters working for 120 a day, labourers up fixing roofs all helps the black economy to flourish and activates the law of diminishing returns
20% overhead for being self employed etc.
If we ignore all the guff posted up to now about union rates, trades and crafts people, recessions, taxes and so on, to answer your question, the going rate for "a casual labourer/construction worker" is in the order of €120 - €150 per day, cash in hand.Can anyone advise roughly what i could expect to pay a casual labourer/construction worker for a day's work, cash in hand, for roof repair/general maintenance
If we ignore all the guff posted up to now
If we ignore all the guff posted up to now about union rates, trades and crafts people, recessions, taxes and so on, to answer your question, the going rate for "a casual labourer/construction worker" is in the order of €120 - €150 per day, cash in hand.
Very possibly, but for small money, you takes your chances.Anybody stupid enough to let a casual labourer near a roof needs their head examined....
They may have significance, relevance or even a place in some other thread in response to some other question; in the context of the simple question posed by OP its just auld guff, waffle, ráiméis, off-topic blather or whatever.... mathepac how can you refer to things like union rates, trades and crafts people, recessions, taxes as guff.
Good, I'm appreciative of the fact that you appreciate my direct response to OP's question, and the lack of guff contained in it.... I appreciate that you are answering the OP's question, ...
Very possibly, but for small money, you takes your chances.
You're right they do take their chances. But then the same people are coming on here complaining about what a **** service they got and this and that.
The op has got good answers here from professional people an was given very straight answers about how much to pay. There was no need for you to come on and post on this unless you're a trades person who is in the know.
its just auld guff, waffle, ráiméis, off-topic blather or whatever.
That is your opinion which I don't share.... The op has got good answers here from professional people an was given very straight answers about how much to pay...
I saw a need and I've never been made aware of a minimum professional qualification for posting in this or any other thread.... There was no need for you to come on and post on this unless you're a trades person who is in the know.
I believe the harsh reality is that it's going to get a lot more difficult for tax paying tradesmen to compete with tradesmen who do not pay tax, and do the work for a great deal less money.Yeah but we are the professionals and have to speak as we are the ones who end up fixing up the bad jobs or have to compete with people who are cheaper and do bad jobs.
I saw a need and I've never been made aware of a minimum professional qualification for posting in this or any other thread.
I would also question the relationship between quality of work and tax compliance.
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