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I agree with that wholeheartedly. I think we should be wary of that when we do things like not paying employees for drive time to the jobsite. You could lose a quality new employee or an experienced one quickly over that policy. It would be wise to check individually with each employee to hear what they REALLY think about that policy. I know my guys wouldn't go for it. I assume they can do the math and I always assume they talk to employees of other companies (not just landscapers) and are privy to other offers.
....and, yes, of course, the cost of that drive time is factored into the estimate. I don't expect my employees to donate their free time to make my bids work.
As far as the issue of 4/10's. That's fine as long as your existing employees agree. I had considered it on and off but, after 20+ years of doing this, I realized that whoever came up with the 8 hour day did so for a reason. Productivity (along with safety and quality) definately drop off after 8 hours of hard manual work. An occasional 10 hour day is fine but 4 in a row would wreck havoc... in my opinion.