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What safe ways can salaried employees contribute to local self employed

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TooDamnSarky · 20/03/2020 13:07

DH and I are super lucky in that we are both in safe salaried jobs and able to work from home.
What ways can we offer work to local self employed people that doesn't increase risk to them or the community.

For example
I've just asked the local 'bike man' to collect all our bikes and service them.

Thinking that I could get someone around to work in my garden.

In both cases risk seems minimal as they'd be driving to/from my house and not actually interacting with us at all.

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FortunesFave · 20/03/2020 13:10

You can buy vouchers from small local independent restaurants and cafes. Our local brewery are selling them too. Then when this is all over, they could be used.

lubeybooby · 20/03/2020 13:11

encourage them to sell vouchers and merch eg t shirts, canvas bags etc and/or buy them if they already do that

Igotthemheavyboobs · 20/03/2020 13:13

The only way I can see is buying vouchers. But when we can go back, everyone will be spending the vouchers they bought so could risk a second lull in cash turnover.

KittenVsBox · 20/03/2020 13:13

Buy vouchers for use later in the year. Wont increase the overall takings, but will spread the burden out.

A couple of our local sports groups have said if you can possibly keep all or some of your subscription going, it will make a massive difference to the salaries they want to keep paying. So, I guess not cancel subscriptions for stuff you can afford to pay be not use.

GrumpyHoonMain · 20/03/2020 13:33

Use local corner shops rather than supermarkets no matter how expensive they are (most deliver for usual customers). Use locally owned petrol stations.

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