e-griff Posted August 28, 2009 Share Posted August 28, 2009 A young french guy has offered to do some odd (unskilled) jobs around the garden (clearing brambles, cutting hedges, etc) plus some outside painting and woodcutting. He's the friend of a friend and I want to reward him with a gift equivalent to a fair price for his work. Can anyone tell me what the going rate is for such help? by hour or day, whatever, so I can work out what sort of reward to give? thanks. JohnG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will Posted August 28, 2009 Share Posted August 28, 2009 To say on the right side of the law, you should pay him using the cheque emploi system. There is a lot of information elsewhere on the forum if you do a search.To do as the French would then you can give him something equivalent to the SMIC (minimum wage - currently 8.82€ per hour), less the 20% or so he would otherwise pay in cotisations if this seems too generous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony F Dordogne Posted August 28, 2009 Share Posted August 28, 2009 [quote user="e-griff"]A young french guy has offered to do some odd (unskilled) jobs around the garden (clearing brambles, cutting hedges, etc) plus some outside painting and woodcutting. He's the friend of a friend and I want to reward him with a gift equivalent to a fair price for his work. Can anyone tell me what the going rate is for such help? by hour or day, whatever, so I can work out what sort of reward to give? [/quote]John, you pay him the rate for the job and Will has, as usual, explained the system exactly. If you mean by your message that you want to give him a gift in lieu of payment, that isn't going to work because it's earnings in kind - better to pay him the rate for the job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scooby Posted August 28, 2009 Share Posted August 28, 2009 [quote user="Will"]To say on the right side of the law, you should pay him using the cheque emploi system. There is a lot of information elsewhere on the forum if you do a search.[/quote]Only of benefit if you are resident and tax paying in France... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
e-griff Posted August 28, 2009 Author Share Posted August 28, 2009 Thanks all, I shall investigate. I'm not a French resident, just have had a second home here for 15 years which we visit often as we feel like it (and we spent every august here for 10 years before that touring in a caravan). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunday Driver Posted August 28, 2009 Share Posted August 28, 2009 I think the benefit will accrue to the young man that John is kindly prepared to help out with a few days work, paid for in the proper legal manner. At those rates, I'm sure John won't be too bothered about not being able to claim his tax relief if he's not resident here..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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