Techs and carpet cleaning classes what do you do?

[ruff]

If you send your tech to a carpet cleaning class,do you:

• Pay for the class?
• Pay for their time while taking the class?
• Pay hourly minimum or full hourly pay while taking the class?
• Pay for the test and certificate if they pass?
• Tie any of these (say passing the certificate test) to a raise?

What do you do?

 

[The Great Oz]

Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No

 

[Ken Snow]

Same

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[ruff]

Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No

Short.

Concise.

Thank you Bryan and Ken.

P.S. The third Yes. Full hourly?

 

[Desk Jockey]

Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
In a way....... certification in various categories are going to be required for higher level position. Although entry level certs are seen as basic and stepping stone, no pay increase just for passing a test. I have two tech's that recently passed the AMRT certification. They didn't receive a pay increase but are working towards Master Cleaner status which when the achieve that they will receive a pay raise.

Yes full hourly. If they have overnight lodging we even pay a Per Diem too.

 

[trojancarpetcare]

Yes cover everything all their expenses. But know raise.

 

[ThaBeast]

Even the thieving prick I used to work for paid for everything when I took a class.

I seem to remember an instructor recommending that an owner make the tech pay for his own classes, but I think he was related to my former employer (see #1)

I have a tech that is going to start taking classes this year, I will be paying 1 thru 4


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[Ken Snow]

Full pay Ofer~ not sure it is even legal to do it differently but we wouldn't. This would be a big negative message in my opinion.

 

[TomKing]

If you send your tech to a carpet cleaning class,do you:

• Pay for the class?
• Pay for their time while taking the class?
• Pay hourly minimum or full hourly pay while taking the class?
• Pay for the test and certificate if they pass?
• Tie any of these (say passing the certificate test) to a raise?

What do you do?

Yes
Yes
Full Pay
Yes
Yes

We start every employee at a base pay rate.

We give them $1 per hour raise for the first 3 certifications they pass. We expect a 85% or better grade for the raises. By doing this our company average is 92%.

After that all increases are given on merit.

We also require them to stay with us for one year or repay the cost of the testing & training. This is prorated for if they leave early. This includes early termination because they violate any company policy.

It is very common for companies to pay for your master’s degree. They then expect you to stay up to five years to recover their investment. I took this principle and applied it to our training.

 

[Mikey P]

I paid for my tech to come to MF this year. While there he hit me up for a raise. He wanted five bucks more an hour..Lol.



He quit.

 

[ruff]

All good points. Great to learn from astute business owners.
Thanks.

Tom, if you feel comfortable disclosing: What is your base rate? and do you pay only on an hourly base?

 

[Desk Jockey]

I paid for my tech to come to MF this year. While there he hit me up for a raise. He wanted five bucks more an hour..Lol.



He quit.

$5.00 an hour.........they would have never found his body in the desert.

 

[ruff]

$5.00 an hour.........they would have never found his body in the desert.

Yep. Cause that would have required out of state travel for you

 

[Desk Jockey]

Yes but I would have saved paying him a day of Per Diem!