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Re: [Market-farming] Flower Bouquet now hourly employees
- From: Andy Fellenz <artisanfarms AT gmail.com>
- To: Market Farming <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
- Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Flower Bouquet now hourly employees
- Date: Sun, 20 May 2012 20:01:20 -0400
I use hand written timesheets turned in weekly for start time, stop time and length of lunch. Most people will cheat it a little bit taking a few extra minutes for lunch, start a few minutes later than shown on the sheet or stop a few minutes earlier than shown. For me, its not worth getting excited about a few minutes a day or installing a time clock to get a more accurate measure. I also have my employees give me ball park estimates of how much time they have spent on different tasks. I track the task times in QuickBooks and can use this information to understand where my labor dollars are actually going - how much to the greenhouse, high tunnels, orchard, cultivating in the field, etc... This is helpful in determining which parts of the farm or tasks on the farm are total timesucks and either need a better process or better pricing to justify the additional labor.
Andy
On Sun, May 20, 2012 at 11:46 AM, Carol W Larsen <sunborn AT mhtc.net> wrote:
I have the employee do the work. There is a sign in and sign out sheet at a
convenient place. I, too, cannot rely on my memory entirely when I am out in
the field. When it is time to pay, I pay the time that is on the sheet.
Wish we has some rain.
Carol Larsen
Sunborn llc
www.sunborngardens.com
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Date: Sat, 19 May 2012 21:45:22 -0500
From: Carla Maness <manessfarm AT gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Flower Bouquets
To: Market Farming <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
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Does anyone have a suggestion for keeping track of hourly employees? I've
hired 3 people who all work part time, and I'm having trouble keeping track
of who was here when, and how long they worked. Typically I'm already in
the field when one will arrive and trying to rely on memory isn't working
out too well. I've tried keeping track in a notebook, but it never fails
that the notebook is in the house and I'm in the field.
Thanks,
Carla
Perkins, OK
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Re: [Market-farming] Flower Bouquet now hourly employees,
Carol W Larsen, 05/20/2012
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Re: [Market-farming] Flower Bouquet now hourly employees,
Andy Fellenz, 05/20/2012
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Re: [Market-farming] Flower Bouquet now hourly employees,
Carla Maness, 05/20/2012
- Re: [Market-farming] Flower Bouquet now hourly employees, Flying S Farms, 05/21/2012
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Re: [Market-farming] Flower Bouquet now hourly employees,
Carla Maness, 05/20/2012
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Re: [Market-farming] Flower Bouquet now hourly employees,
Andy Fellenz, 05/20/2012
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