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Hourly rate

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I attended a business development lunchtime gathering for small business owners. The guest speaker briefly referred to white van man, electricians, plumbers and the like. As self-employed individuals who desire to be earning around 35-38K he claimed they should be charging £43.60 per hour. Built into this would be the the emoluments taken for granted in many employed situations where holiday pay, sick pay and pension contributions are standard.


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    I did a bit more reading about joint industrial councils, which were known as Whitely Councils and Maggie got rid of the government department effectively finishing them in 1981, closing the government department. As far as I can see what remains does not have the standing that JICs had up until 1981.


    Certainly the guys I work with have no knowledge off and don’t use such rates when determining what they think they should be earning. Such decisions seem to be based on gossip, here-say and their own expectations rather that any industry agreements.


    If you start reading the history of building trades industrial relations in the 1970’s you soon enter a very murky world.


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    I did a bit more reading about joint industrial councils, which were known as Whitely Councils and Maggie got rid of the government department effectively finishing them in 1981, closing the government department. As far as I can see what remains does not have the standing that JICs had up until 1981.


    Certainly the guys I work with have no knowledge off and don’t use such rates when determining what they think they should be earning. Such decisions seem to be based on gossip, here-say and their own expectations rather that any industry agreements.


    If you start reading the history of building trades industrial relations in the 1970’s you soon enter a very murky world.


    Andy B.
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