[Market-farming] Wages
Allan Balliett
aballiett at frontiernet.net
Wed Mar 25 01:07:59 EDT 2009
Andy - I'm currently working with a 'bonus' system that pays a $2 an
hour bonus every time 40 hours are completed without a tardy or an
absence. It makes for a pretty solid monthly check, if you can come
to work on time. We offer insurance, as well. It is hard for me to
understand how you could give up your time to wait for the arrival
for a tardy person, though. I assume that you are not as diversified
as we are.
What sort of wages are you paying that allows you to acquire quality workers?
To tell you the truth, I haven't noticed any difference in what we
pay and it's that fact that has caused me to look for the lowest
possible wage and/or to work with a bonus system rather than a wage
system.
Thanks for your ideas and experiences.
-Allan in WV
>You need to start fishing in a different part of the wage pool. If you
>pay junk, that's what you'll get. In a previous career I was involved
>in hiring and managing hourly employees for factory work and always
>found that by going a few dollars an hour above the local prevailing
>wage I would gain access to a much higher quality employee. If you
>can't afford to pay a higher wage, you need to look at what you can do
>to make your farm a preferred work place.
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