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Docking wages - legal?

I am going to dock an employees wage this week for quite frankly what was a shit job that he carried out.

It was a simple task of pressure washing some mono blocks and the 'finished' job was so bad that the customer called to ask when we were coming b

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Wearable tech and employee performance

As a business owner, Would you monitor staff performance with wearable gadgets?

On the face of it, due to the often disparity of working locations and distances travelled, the landscape and gardening industry is perfect for adopting wearable technolo

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Supplier Emails... A missed opportunity or lost cause ?

I receive my fair share of emails from landscape machinery, relevant suppliers etc (hasten to say; not from any LJN advertisers....) that simply get classed as Spam, go straight in the deleted folder or are moved there.

Sending emails to businesses w

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Jobber question

Hi all, I am currently in the process of moving over to jobber and have a question. What do those of you that use it do for your recurring contacts when you have a week off\shut for Christmas etc. Obviously Having spoken to jobber they recommend goin

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Do you have a retirement pension?

I've just received my Scottish Widows pension statement.

It will give me some income when I officially retire but not enough for total support.

I stopped paying into it when I sold my company in 2004. Any spare money I had went into renovating our pr

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I have finally done it.. I have handed in my notice!

Hi All,

I am new to this site this week. I have already replied to a few items on the forum as I felt I had something to offer.

You all seem like genuinely nice people that help each other, which is great! I can see myself coming here regularly.

Right s

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Ground Control Ltd experience

Has anyone on here had any experience with working with Ground Control as a subcontractor?

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Never talk to real grafting gardeners, do they?

Check out this article

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/gardening/11776595/Life-as-a-gardener-Would-you-swap-your-desk-for-muddy-boots.html

How do you persuade school leavers that horticulture is a career worth getting out of bed for? That’s the challenge

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Latest Hot topic of debate gets deleted?

Oh dear, the topic regarding sub contract employee's taking clients over appears to have disappeared, I assume the person on question deleted his account and hence the forum post goes with it.  Real shame as we could of all got something out of that

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Stihl Knapsack Sprayer

Has anyone used a Stihl Knapsack Sprayer before? Im needing a new one after my cheap one broke, did last 6 months though! they seem reasonably priced at between £55-£70.

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The end of capitalism has begun

From the Guardian:

Without us noticing, we are entering the postcapitalist era. At the heart of further change to come is information technology, new ways of working and the sharing economy. The old ways will take a long while to disappear, but it’s

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Weedkillers prices etc...

Alright everyone, I am newly self employed as a gardener/landscaper so the business side of things is something I've never really looked at.

My question is...Why is Clinic Ace more expensive than Gallup 360 when it has the same amount of glyphosate (3

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Mobile, Ipad type, notebook (not the old school one), what do you use?

I am currently using my iphone to take photos to document my work. 

Sometimes I like to show customers the work or a particular plant. But the phone screen is so small.

So, was thinking of getting a bigger screen phone or one of those ipad thingies.

I j

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Don't you just love...

Having a fun week ill tell you,

I Priced a nice half day job taking 6' off a conifer tree and reinstating/turning over the ladies borders only to find 3" down a hidden sub layer of stone and clay that felt like it had been cooked in an oven.

Then today

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Employment contracts

Hi all,

I've finally had a day off to get on top of admin and it's time I sorted an employment contract for my new employee. Has any one got a template they can send me or a link to one? I want something as simple as possible and that is based on work

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Can you help me with my Crowdfunder Campaign to start my gardening and landscape design business? Advice (and pledges) needed.

Basically, I want to start a business, mainly focussing on gardening more than landscape design but that will be included too but funding is a massive problem due to lack of income. 

So, I've made a Crowdfunder campaign, which can be found here:

http:/

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"UK - DATA CONTROL" letter - beware......

We've just had the attached 'formal' letter & form into the office stating a key piece of business information is "missing", implying it's to do with VAT registration. It then directs you to either complete and return an attached form or go online to

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Access to BOG Group

Hi all. I am a Premium member but am having trouble accessing the BOG group...I can't find a link??

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Great to see compulsory Living Wage paid to people aged 25 and over

Whilst I am sure that the budget will bring mixed feelings for many, I am pleased to see that they are implementing a compulsory Living Wage paid to people aged 25 and over starting in April 2016 at £7.20 an hour and reaching £9 an hour by 2020. I th

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Surrey Trading Standards prosecutes Landscape Gardener

Appalling.........

Glad to see Surrey CC Trading Standards following through and gaining a succesful prosecution.

"A cowboy gardener who charged exorbitant sums for substandard work has pleaded guilty to fraud and money laundering offences. Benjamin

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