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Payroll & the Mechanical Industry

As mentioned last week I am concentrating on meeting with Business Owners in the Mechanical Industry.  This week I wanted to talk to you about Payroll for the Mechanical Industry.

 

Every award for every industry has different quirks, so today I just wanted to list for you the different allowances that are listed under the Vehicle Manufacturing, Repair Services and Retail Award

  • Leading Hand
  • Inspectors
  • Tool – tradespersons
  • tool – apprentice
  • Meals
  • Traveling Time
  • Transfer of Employment
  • Accommodation and meals
  • First Aid Qualifications
  • Driver
  • Confined spaces
  • Dirty Work
  • Hot places
  • Wet places
  • Glass or slag wool
  • Handling garbage
  • Livestock transport
  • Slicking with carbon black and hand spraying tyres
  • Height money
  • Large Tyre Fitting – Offisite
  • Boiler House
  • Electric generators or dynamos
  • Fork-lifts or cranes
  • Foundry
  • Thursday/Friday additional amount
  • District allowances

For the everyday mechanic who has a few staff members, reading this list will cause them lots of stress.  In fact employing staff causes them stress.  Thats where having a good bookkeeper can help, even if you just get them to come and set up your payroll, make sure your paying your staff right and to train you how to pay people through your accounting program, they are worth the investment.

 

So if you know of someone who has a business in the mechanical industry then I would like to talk to them.  If you are unsure what business is in this industry the list is below.

 

Business Owners in the Mechanical Industry, these may include:

  • Motor Vehicle Mechanics
  • Diesel Mechanics
  • Auto Electricians
  • Airconditioning Mechanics
  • Radiator / Cooling Mechanics
  • Tyre dealers
  • Suspension mechanics
  • Smash repairers and panel beaters
  • Spare parts suppliers and dealers
  • Automotive paint suppliers and restoration services

 

 

 

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Sometimes people just need a little bit of a hand with their bookkeeping every now and then.

This week I went out to a client who I normally go to on a monthly basis. For this client I just do the bank reconciliations, his BAS lodgement and his Super Lodgement each time I am there. Between him and his wife they do the invoicing, receipting, bill payments and entering of all the expenses. But early December his wife had their third child and December was also his busiest month which lead to January being flat out as well. Now although this is all good for him and his wife, for me who needed to bank rec it wasn’t so good.

Half of the data entry wasn’t done this time as they had been so busy. So I stayed and got all the data entry done for December so I could bank rec and do his BAS and Super. I am also sending out one of my girls next week to catch up on all the January data entry and filing all his paperwork so it doesn’t get lost. This is a one off service we are offering to him so that he doesn’t fall behind in his book work, which could jeopardise his compliance lodgements. He will feel more in control of everything and his wife won’t feel so overwhelmed with the amount of work she has to do.

If you know someone who just needs help getting back on track then tell them to give the girls at Dynamic Bookkeeping a call.

Also I would love it if you left a comment below when you have felt out of control with your bookkeeping and how having a bookkeeper come in and help as a once off would have helped you.