I may need to hire some help for some heavy brush clearing, but I have no
idea what the going rate is. I am in the NorthEast (Boston) area and wonder
what folks would pay teens for this kind of back-intensive work.
Thanks in Advance!
Beth

Here in suburban, small town PA, teens get $7/hr. for bussing tables, filing
papers, and similar work. For heavy labor, I would expect to pay $9-11/hr.

Have you thought about the liability involved, should one of them get
injured? Your homeowner's insurance might not cover it; you might be
personally liable. I would hate to take a chance like that, in today's
litigious society.

Sue

Zone 6, Southcentral PA


"beth" wrote in message
...
I may need to hire some help for some heavy brush clearing, but I have no
idea what the going rate is. I am in the NorthEast (Boston) area and
wonder
what folks would pay teens for this kind of back-intensive work.
Thanks in Advance!
Beth

"SugarChile" wrote in message
...
Here in suburban, small town PA, teens get $7/hr. for bussing tables,
filing
papers, and similar work. For heavy labor, I would expect to pay
$9-11/hr.

Have you thought about the liability involved,

You have a good point here. It may just be cheaper and quicker to have it
done professionally.

What is a teen?
Here in UK the minimum wage for a standard agricultural worker of :-
15 and under is £2.55 an hour($4.11)
18 and over the rate is £5.10 an hour ($8.22)

--
David Hill
Abacus nurseries
www.abacus-nurseries.co.uk

$10hr.



On Sat, 2 Aug 2003 11:13:40 -0400, "beth"
wrote:

I may need to hire some help for some heavy brush clearing, but I have no
idea what the going rate is. I am in the NorthEast (Boston) area and wonder
what folks would pay teens for this kind of back-intensive work.
Thanks in Advance!
Beth

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I agree with the post that suggested you're better off with professionals,
who should carry their own professional indemnity insurance. After
requesting a number of times that a teenage son of a friend wear the gloves
that I gave him, he was bitten by a spider. Luckily for me I live across the
road from a medical clinic owned by a family member and doctor. Also,
luckily the spider didn't cause some of the problems that they CAN cause (we
have some beauties in Australia).

Imagine watching a teenager clear your heavy brush with a
chainsaw............
Casey


"beth" wrote in message
...
I may need to hire some help for some heavy brush clearing, but I have no
idea what the going rate is. I am in the NorthEast (Boston) area and
wonder
what folks would pay teens for this kind of back-intensive work.
Thanks in Advance!
Beth