RE: [World] Employee compensation

As I said, It is not my business, it is another window company I am working
closely with. (They sub some work to me and for the last 6 months, I have
been helping with the paperwork as the owners wife died. She did all the
paperwork before and he doesn't know computers that well.) His solution is
to get out of having employee's. He is converting them to subcontractors
(yes, legally) He has been working with his CPA to do this right. My
solution would have been to change the way he pays them, converting them to
hourly, or an hourly / commission scale. Yes, it would have meant cutting
their rate, but, it's either that or hire on others and let them go.

I'm not sure what you meant by asking: "how can I pay hourly if they are on
their own?" I don't think you are insinuating that those who work solo, like
postmen, UPS drivers, Cable repair men, and so forth can't be paid hourly
because they work on their own. I know you're not saying that it is illegal
to pay an hourly wage to solo workers. Perhaps a little clarification would
help.

I notice you are in southern Ca., Where would that be?


Richard Berry
Richard Berry Enterprises
San Diego, Ca.
 


-----Original Message-----
From: addressis@removed [mailto:addressis@removed On Behalf Of
merv
Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2005 3:38 AM
To: addressis@removed
Subject: Re: [World] Employee compensation


Richard,

How do you overcome that problem?

If workmen's comp goes up, do you cut their rate?     They wouldn't like 
that would they?

How can you pay hourly if they are on their own?

Thank You

Stuart Victor
Victor's Window Cleaning
Southern Calif.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "ClarityWindows" <addressis@removed>
To: <addressis@removed>
Sent: Monday, July 25, 2005 8:55 PM
Subject: RE: [World] Employee compensation


> If you go strictly by percentage, you stab your self in the foot. Thr
> reason
> is what happened to one company I am working closely with pays their
> employee's on a percentage. The problem is there is NO ROOM FOR ERROR. If
> your taxes go up, or your Workers Comp, or any other expense, raising your
> price does not effect the bottom line enough to make a profit on them, as
> this also raises THEIR wage, which raises YOUR taxes and workers comp some
> more.
>
>
>
> Richard Berry
> Richard Berry Enterprises
> San Diego, Ca.
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: addressis@removed [mailto:addressis@removed On Behalf 
> Of Gene Donaldson
> Sent: Monday, July 25, 2005 7:02 PM
> To: addressis@removed
> Subject: RE: [World] Employee compensation
>
>
>
> Need some suggestions on what is a good system of
> employee compensation for high rise work. Piece work
> is too  hard to keep track of.
> Does anyone use a percentage? Since these are really employees not 
> independent contractors do you deduct for taxes, FICA, insurance, 
> breakage, use of equipment?  Paying by the hour means I'm responsible
> for making sure they work efficently.
>
> Gene Donaldson
> Sunlight Building Services
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>
>
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