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Originally posted by eScoRt20

if im doing mechanical cashie work, i look to charge atleast $50 an hr. if you go to a licenced mechanic, they are going to charge you atleast $90 here in Perth. the people who charge less than this generally work slower so ends up costing you the same. the Holden dealership i was at, at the time i left, were charging $125+ per hour. when someone gets me to do a cashie, they're not paying me sick leave, they're not paying my tool allowance, they're not paying super annuation, and generally, they are taking part of my weekend/weeknights away.

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that Holden dealer may have been charging $125+, but how much did you actually see? [dont have to answer this]

my mate is a supervisor[qualified fitter] at a power station, and at one site he was working he was being charged out at $250+ per hour, but only got paid about $40 an hour.
I think factoring not being paid super/leave/allowances is a little bit bullshiit.
the way i see it is that a cash job is just icing on a cake.. if you wanna complain about taking up your spare time, dont do it. if you want extra cash, tax free, do it, but dont expect to be paid in gold bars.

i had some panel work done to my escort a few years ago by a backyarder, he charged $25 an hour, charged me for 10hrs, and he started the job at 10pm! he may have only taken 5hrs to do it, but for $250 including materials i was amazed.fantastic work too! need to find him again though.