Help they won't take any extra money

[TrixieBlue2016]

So I posted last week about getting my garden tidied and being told it would cost £20

The man and his friend came at 4pm and haven't finished (I didn't expect them to) I told them I was paying them extra before they started. However now they won't take the extra for tonight.

I am going to give them £30 each for the 2 hours and pay them the rest tomorrow. But now they won't take it help!

If they wont take it buy wine, beer or provide food like a very nice meal.

Can you book them for additional maintenance? Doesn't solve the crazy low hourly rate but gives them more business. Also recommend them to everyone to establish themselves?

I'd say what Arf said.

it may be so they don't go over benefit limits of earning extra so please be careful

I managed to get them to take £20 each. Both are quite young 18/9 so might feel awkward dealing with me. I can't tell, their English is poor. Maybe get DH to pay them tomorrow with some beer.

I am going to get them to do the front garden at a later time as they are very good

Maybe it's for benefit entitlement reasons, or maybe they don't want to breach £10600 apiece before 5/4/16 because they must pay tax at 20% on anything above that (although they'd still get to keep most of it, some s/employed people have this mentality). Maybe it's to avoid Class 4 National Insurance. Accept and respect their position - you've done what you can.

They're probably desperate to establish themselves . Try to reassure them that you'll continue to use their services and recommend them to everyone else.

Aw

I would definitely be recommending them to everyone plus booking them for future work.

I'm wondering if they have a legal limit to the amount they can earn but want a little pocket money? I'm not entirely sure but if they don't speak english, one would assume they might not necessarily citizens yet and might have a limit according to their visa or something?
They could just be honest and doing it by the book. Don't force them to take it in case they get in trouble but you could buy them a gift or food of some sort because I doubt that will be limited.
Do you know what language they do speak?

You've done what you can OP - I tell you what, it takes less than 2 hours but it costs me a lot more than that to have my front garden attended to so send them my way!

I believe they are Polish. One of them has a very Polish sounding name. I don't mean that to be as racist as it sounds. His name sounds Balticy.

My friend has used them several times and had said how 'cheap' they were. I am now wondering who is cheap? Them or my friend?

DH was hobbling around offering them tea and cake after about an hour and they seems to engage more with him. I'll get him to pay them tomorrow.

wow that is really cheap, maybe as someone else suggested buy them a hamper, wine or something

Can you send them to me when they are finished. My garden is a mess.