employees sidework

[willie]

if theyre a good employee they can use anything for personal use but i wouldnt loan any thing out for side jobs. i dont care if they do them but besides screwing up your equip. what if they get hurt using it? when i worked for some one else i only did side jobs that i had equip. for. like mangoes i never picked up jobs on the clock and will send someone down the road if they do it on my time

 

[urbanohio]

This is a timely thread, as a good friend of mine fell out of the tree he was removing this past Saturday. He was on a side job, and he and his wife will have to get along on her waitress salary for 6 or so months while he recovers. He only had a year of experience climbing, but he works (worked) for one of the top outfits in town. I'll post more about the accident in Awakenings as I get details. Sugar Maple split out on him and he fell 25 feet, breaking his Tib/Fib in nine places between the top of his spike pad and his knee.

 

[chris_girard]

Man that sucks. Hope he heals up fine and fast.

What happens as far as insurance for these guys that do side jobs. If they work for you and drop a tree on someones roof you're covered by your liabilty, but if they do this on their own they probably do not have their own liabilty plan right?

 

[treehumper]

That is one of the reasons I don't do side jobs. When I can afford the extra expense then I'll get the insurance. BTW, what does liability insurance cost in the US? I'll be moving down to NJ in summer 2007.

 

[FTLTreeman]

Sidework is a very good thing, using something that dosen't belong to you for free is not.
I agree with what you did, if he can't do the work without your equipment he should sell the work to you.

You made the right offer.