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Cost for help in garden

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mummymummymummy123456 · 02/08/2026 18:02

I’ve seen on my local FB group someone paying £8ph for a young person to help tidy their garden.

i think that’s far too little but someone was recommended and he’s £70 full day. He’s a labourer on site, no transport.

is that not a bit too little?

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Proteinpudding · 02/08/2026 20:15

It's really low, but also not good value - assuming an under 18 doesn't have professional equipment or training. Our gardener can achieve more in a 2hr visit than I can do in a weekend with hand tools.

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mummymummymummy123456 · 02/08/2026 20:11

Allseeingallknowing · 02/08/2026 19:28

No, but I wouldn’t pay that!

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how much would you pay

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Allseeingallknowing · 02/08/2026 19:28

mummymummymummy123456 · 02/08/2026 19:07

£80 to go to site, pay their
own national insurance, tax, holiday pay, sickness, insurance, van and maintenance.

are you daft

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No, but I wouldn’t pay that!

NameChangeScot · 02/08/2026 19:23

Nearly50omg · 02/08/2026 19:21

If they used your garden bin then they didn’t do waste removal!

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Yes, and that's why my post says "no waste removal" 🤨

Nearly50omg · 02/08/2026 19:21

NameChangeScot · 02/08/2026 19:06

No waste removal, they used our garden bin. But they did bring their own equipment.

I think £8ph is exploitative tbh, even for a teen just earning pocket money. £70 for a full day is also too little, say 7hr day, that's well below nmw.

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If they used your garden bin then they didn’t do waste removal!

BrownHaired · 02/08/2026 19:11

£8/hour is low, but gov.uk says it’s national minimum wage for under 18s.

Cost for help in garden
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mummymummymummy123456 · 02/08/2026 19:07

Allseeingallknowing · 02/08/2026 19:05

Sounds too much

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£80 to go to site, pay their
own national insurance, tax, holiday pay, sickness, insurance, van and maintenance.

are you daft

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NameChangeScot · 02/08/2026 19:06

mummymummymummy123456 · 02/08/2026 19:03

is that with waste removal?

I guess someone else could take 4 hours.

I don’t know if I should go with the labour, it’s too cheap imo

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No waste removal, they used our garden bin. But they did bring their own equipment.

I think £8ph is exploitative tbh, even for a teen just earning pocket money. £70 for a full day is also too little, say 7hr day, that's well below nmw.

Allseeingallknowing · 02/08/2026 19:05

NameChangeScot · 02/08/2026 18:58

Yes far too little. To put into context I recently paid £160 for a full garden tidy, it was weeding patio & surrounding area, cutting hedge and mowing small lawn. About 2.5hrs work for two young men (late teens/early 20s).

Sounds too much

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mummymummymummy123456 · 02/08/2026 19:03

NameChangeScot · 02/08/2026 18:58

Yes far too little. To put into context I recently paid £160 for a full garden tidy, it was weeding patio & surrounding area, cutting hedge and mowing small lawn. About 2.5hrs work for two young men (late teens/early 20s).

is that with waste removal?

I guess someone else could take 4 hours.

I don’t know if I should go with the labour, it’s too cheap imo

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NameChangeScot · 02/08/2026 18:58

Yes far too little. To put into context I recently paid £160 for a full garden tidy, it was weeding patio & surrounding area, cutting hedge and mowing small lawn. About 2.5hrs work for two young men (late teens/early 20s).

VanilleFraise · 02/08/2026 18:53

Ridiculously low.

As a self employed gardener this stuff boils my piss annoys me

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mummymummymummy123456 · 02/08/2026 18:14

nomas · 02/08/2026 18:06

Definitely too little.

It’a the same on my Nextdoor. People asking the vulnerable to work for very low wages and framing it as ‘pocket money’.

Mums are responding saying their boys will help…. It’s kinda weird.

i pay my baby sitter £10 but im in the house (it’s so I can get housework done)

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nomas · 02/08/2026 18:06

Definitely too little.

It’a the same on my Nextdoor. People asking the vulnerable to work for very low wages and framing it as ‘pocket money’.

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