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How to increase my salary?

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if your happy with the work and sounds like you have a good job environment, stay round here its alot less (half what your on) so count your self lucky and stop moaning
 
if your happy with the work and sounds like you have a good job environment, stay round here its alot less (half what your on) so count your self lucky and stop moaning

But you're in Wales. A house costs about 12 quid. He doesn't need to "count himself lucky" he needs to find out what he could be earning elsewhere.
 
I am happy with the work. Just I've seen gas jobs offering around £30k on job sites and thought I should be asking my boss for the equivalent.
 
Don't forget that your boss is providing you with a van tools consumables sick pay holiday pay work phone and work he's got to make some profit off you as well before paying you, yes id say that £11 PH sounds a little low but some of my jobs I'm only earning £15 PH and I'm SE with all the over heads to pay before making any money
 
I am happy with the work. Just I've seen gas jobs offering around £30k on job sites and thought I should be asking my boss for the equivalent.

Did you become qualified at this company? Who paid for your acs etc?
 
But you're in Wales. A house costs about 12 quid. He doesn't need to "count himself lucky" he needs to find out what he could be earning elsewhere.

thats fine and what happens if the work environment is 1000% times worse and gets 15 jobs a day before he goes home
 
Don't forget that your boss is providing you with a van tools consumables sick pay holiday pay work phone and work he's got to make some profit off you as well before paying you, yes id say that

I forgot to add the training and gas safe registered and calibration of tools
 
I am happy with the work. Just I've seen gas jobs offering around £30k on job sites and thought I should be asking my boss for the equivalent.

i would take that with a pinch of salt, have a look in the paper/ training centers 6 week gas course after that you will be earning 30-60k a year
 
I am happy with the work. Just I've seen gas jobs offering around £30k on job sites and thought I should be asking my boss for the equivalent.

I see them a lot but in reality unless you want call outs and long hours a lot of the companies are not worth looking at.

There are well paying jobs out there that are good companies to work for but majority are pants. A lot want there monies worth and a lot more and they get people willing to do as at the moment supply is still a lot higher than demand.
 
Are you earning enough money at the moment to pay all your bills, feed yourself have some luxury and maybe even put a little bit away each month?
 
Are you earning enough money at the moment to pay all your bills, feed yourself have some luxury and maybe even put a little bit away each month?

tbh sounds like hes just seen some figures higher than his advertised about
 
The going rate for most of the companies I've worked for has been 25+ for installers and 26+ for breakdown engineers depending on experience. At the moment I would say your 3k short.

I get what people are saying that the company has to make a profit but there is making a profit and taking the pee.
 
I see. So the more jobs you do in a day the more you earn. got it. makes sense unless work slows down?

Only do installs mate. Materials delivered to site. Rubbish collected. Making good and soakaways done by their builders. Peachy.
 
I've recently asked my boss for a payrise. I like working there so don't wish to move on. He surprised me by asking the question 'come up with a way of earning more money and I'll consider it?'

People aren't reading the OP here.

The poster asked a sensible question, and his boss gave him a sensible reply.

With all respect, apart from in pop music or sport, no-one is at the top of their profession at age 25. And to be honest, the OP doesn't sound like the most super-charged, highly-motivated, go-getting individual. (No offence jimk, but you don't!)

I think the boss asked a fair question.
 
Agreed. No offence taken. I'm happy 9to5 and weekends off. Just wanted to see if I was earning a decent hourly rate and was looking at how others were paid. I think APPs suggestion on price work may be a way forward if I want to work a bit harder
 
I'm not whingeing. Far from it. I just asked for a payrise and was given a suggestion. Just thought I'd ask what might be a fair system of pay.

Is Your boss going to have to enrole you in the compulsory pension scheme or is it too small a business? If it is you could ask for him to put one in place for you. A bonus system for chargeable extras would work. There's not much else you can ask for unless you can increase the venue from your work. Maybe annual increase based on inflation.

23k with paid holidays, ni, sick pay, pension, use of van, overtime, weekends off, no emergency call out. If you want more take the gamble and go self employed, become a specialist, grow the business, become an employer and then have your fitters ask for a pay rise[emoji3][emoji3][emoji379][emoji3]
 
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