What's the going rate for a days beating (6-8 shoots, 9am 'till dusk)?

I'm in North West Norfolk, we got 22 per day from a couple of different 
estates last year - don't know if its going up this year???!!!  I don't do 
it for the cash mind you, but I am curious about the 'minimum wage' 
legislation and 'employment' legislation, only for my own curiosity!

Angus

In message , Fentoozler 
<nospam@mapson.?.invalid> writes

>What's the going rate for a days beating (6-8 shoots, 9am 'till dusk)?
>
>I'm in North West Norfolk, we got 22 per day from a couple of different
>estates last year - don't know if its going up this year???!!!  I don't do
>it for the cash mind you, but I am curious about the 'minimum wage'
>legislation and 'employment' legislation, only for my own curiosity!
>
>Angus
>

On a shoot where Myself & two of my lads have been beating for the last 
3 years, the keeper has been told that he will only be able to pay for 
14 beaters (18). If there are more than 14 the under 16s will not be 
paid!

This is a raise from last year of 2! Big deal!!
As I see it you are being contracted to beat for a fixed sum not an 
hourly rate so min wage doesn't apply. BUT other bits of employment law 
do apply ie H&S considerations etc.

Larry
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In article , 
larry@whihouse.demon.co.uk (Larry Armitstead) wrote:


> *From:* Larry Armitstead 
> *Date:* Sun, 16 Oct 2005 21:46:30 +0100
> 
> In message , Fentoozler 
> <nospam@mapson.?.invalid> writes
> >What's the going rate for a days beating (6-8 shoots, 9am 'till dusk)?
> >
> >I'm in North West Norfolk, we got 22 per day from a couple of 
> different
> >estates last year - don't know if its going up this year???!!!  I 
> don't do
> >it for the cash mind you, but I am curious about the 'minimum wage'
> >legislation and 'employment' legislation, only for my own curiosity!
> >
> >Angus
> >
> On a shoot where Myself & two of my lads have been beating for the last 
> 3 years, the keeper has been told that he will only be able to pay for 
> 14 beaters (18). If there are more than 14 the under 16s will not be 
> paid!
> 
> This is a raise from last year of 2! Big deal!!
> As I see it you are being contracted to beat for a fixed sum not an 
> hourly rate so min wage doesn't apply. BUT other bits of employment law 
> do apply ie H&S considerations etc.
> 
> Larry


Do you at least get some birds thrown in?  As a [once so far, booked again 
this year] shooter I had been led to believe this was one of the reasons I 
had paid a fortune to shoot 15 birds but could only take 2 or 3 home...

DC

"Donald Campbell"  wrote in message 
news:aMC+OKABKCVDFAN+@suedon.co.uk...

> In article , John
>  writes
>>Fentoozler wrote:
>>> What's the going rate for a days beating (6-8 shoots, 9am 'till dusk)?
>>>
>>> I'm in North West Norfolk, we got 22 per day from a couple of different
>>> estates last year - don't know if its going up this year???!!!  I don't 
>>> do
>>> it for the cash mind you, but I am curious about the 'minimum wage'
>>> legislation and 'employment' legislation, only for my own curiosity!
>>>
>>> Angus
>>>
>>>
>>A brace and a thank you.... thats all I expect.
>>
>>John
>
> We give a glass of wine at lunch, a drink and a meal afterwards, a brace
> to take home and a fiver towards their petrol.
>
>
> BR
> Don C


I should think myself lucky then - forgot to mention that we get lunch too 
(well, soup, sarnies & a tin of beer)!