Realistic call out price?

[rapparee]

If I'm doing call-out in the factory, it's two hours double time, this is even if it is a 5 min job.


One night I had two of these. I couldn't be bothered with them anymore.

 

[Pete999]

Doubled

OK

 

[Pete999]

Doubled

OK

 

[Pete999]

Doubled

OK

 

[SparkyAndGeorge]

A large firm with many council contracts on their out of hours call outs used to pay (2 years ago) £30 within a 30 miles radius and £50 for over 30 miles and a stand by rate of £15 per night. Pretty dire really.

 

[Pete999]

Although when I was working I got paid a min of 3 hours, mind you I was only on 3 scrots an hour, plus mileage.
Or two chickens, but I had to slaughter them myself, wear and tear on the Horse Shoes was up to me. Forgot to add I was paid a retainer of 20 scrots per day, and an allowance for signalling my Boss.

 

[PEG]

You're hourly rate plus 20%

Accepting,my rules and clients,may be shy of the 'norm' ... a good rule of thumb,is to ask the client (or estimate,yourself) how much more important,the call/job is?

If it is only 15% or 50% more....not worth it

 

[Carl S]

If I'm doing call-out in the factory, it's two hours double time, this is even if it is a 5 min job.


One night I had two of these. I couldn't be bothered with them anymore.

25 years ago. Try 21 callouts in a week at a minimum four hours double time. The accountants phoned me to ask if it was OK to split my wages over two weeks as the wages computer had spat its dummy out.

A callout on a bank holiday worked out at £11 per minute. Drive to work, press a button, drive to home pub.

I don’t miss call outs, your life isn’t your own.

 

[rapparee]

25 years ago. Try 21 callouts in a week at a minimum four hours double time. The accountants phoned me to ask if it was OK to split my wages over two weeks as the wages computer had spat its dummy out.

A callout on a bank holiday worked out at £11 per minute. Drive to work, press a button, drive to home pub.

I don’t miss call outs, your life isn’t your own.

The tax man loved you that week.

It would have paid them to just hire another spark for the weekend shift

 

[Carl S]

The tax man loved you that week.

It would have paid them to just hire another spark for the weekend shift

The company took us off shifts and on to a rosta call out system to save money. I’ve never made so much money but the strain on the nerves just wasn’t worth it.

And yes, I was on high (irate) rate tax.

 

[happysteve]

I've had four figures,for a 2 hour call-out,and plenty more....

£1000 and above for 2 hours isn't bad!

 

[rapparee]

The company took us off shifts and on to a rosta call out system to save money. I’ve never made so much money but the strain on the nerves just wasn’t worth it.

And yes, I was on high (irate) rate tax.

Yeah, I'm on the high rate myself.

I would rather put in a 12/13 HR day but at least when you go home you can switch off.

With the callouts you have to take the phone to bed with you

 

[PEG]

£1000 and above for 2 hours isn't bad!

Yep,and done better still,on occasion,but you have to apply the SE formulae

...That's the one where you have to add and average all the fee-free bits,the love-jobs,the complimentary work,the skills trades,etc

Then you have to judge the risks,time away from more important things,your health,sanity,etc

Numbers and digits are one thing - but never the full story

 

[Carl S]

Yeah, I'm on the high rate myself.

I would rather put in a 12/13 HR day but at least when you go home you can switch off.

With the callouts you have to take the phone to bed with you

My biggest mistake was letting work know my phone numbers. I changed my all my numbers so they bought me another mobile phone. I couldn’t escape!

Seriously, call outs on a regular basis are the road to a nervous breakdown.

 

[Hemingway]

Most people don’t charge enough. Our industry is relatively unique ,mainly because year on year we are subject to extra costs to keep up with ever changing
Standards. Eg testing qualifications, 18th edition etc etc. Looking at plastering subbies and brickies they seem to do alright. Plus however remote, the chance is if we slip up with an installation someone could be killed.