Pay Plans

[harleygrl]

Thanks for everyone's input. To answer mrfixit I have two techs for now (may need to hire a 3rd come summer). I have one part-time fill-in-advisor/shuttle driver/gopher.
Other than that, I am doing it all; writing service, filing warranty claims, booking internals, etc. I was trying to come up with something that is fair for both the company and commensurate to the time I put in and functions that I perform.

[Toyotaguy]

I have seen one person do everything. Why not try to brake down the actual job by what job is being done. ASM writer/Warranty/Manager. Come up with a pay plan that pays each one like an employee. The writer gets paid on what they sell. What ever is the going rate. We pay around 4% commision based on sales. Now warranty administrator gets paid 2% of gross parts and labor that is PAID. Then a percentage of gross profit less the controllable expenses for the Manager. This way as the department grows as you slide in a full time writer you won't be writing so you won't get paid on it. The one thing I have learned is make sure you get paid on Parts and Labor. This way you will care about both departments but also make sure your PM is tied into your department as well.

Just my opinion...