Unskilled testers - hourly wages

[SimonMac]

We used to pay on each verified defect raised, a few websites out there offer the service

[SueEllen]

We used to pay on each verified defect raised, a few websites out there offer the service

I would ensure there were lots of defects raised.

Back on topic - there isn't enough information to say how much you should pay them.

For example if they are an apprentice and learning from you then living/national minimum wage. There as if they are skilled market rate.

[anonymouse]

We used to pay on each verified defect raised, a few websites out there offer the service

Really, how much? 2 contracts ago I raised 450 pre-approved defects in 5 months. So much for quality in Agile.

[SimonMac]

Really, how much? 2 contracts ago I raised 450 pre-approved defects in 5 months. So much for quality in Agile.

I think it was £5-£10 each, but this was post UAT so it had already gone trough many many cycles of "proper" testers, think they only acknowledged a hand ful of defects even though thousands were rasied incudling "keyboard button was missing" and "site went off line when internet disconnected"

[zazou]

One-off or on-going? How many hours? Employed or contract? Can it all be done at home? Do you have someone in mind? Are you trying to justify as high a salary as you can, or are you wanting to keep costs down but be fair? Is it testing that a school kid could do over the summer to earn some pocket money, or is it something more substantive than that?

Doesn't seem like you've given enough detail to really answer the question....

On and off, maybe amounting to 40 hours in total, still considering employment / contract, can be done anywhere, yes, just want to be fair, the person is 35.
Now what is the precise figure based on the answers?

Are you providing the testers with a list of functions and features to test?
Are you providing any directions?
Are you asking them to try and break things?
Are you expecting them to document their findings?
Are you providing any assistance (help if they get stuck, answers if they are unsure what to do, etc.)?
Do they have access to a user guide, manual, or faq?

I'll provide them with specific tasks to perform.
Just basic documentation (did it work as expected, if no what looked wrong)
I'll be available for any assistance needed.

Unless you get someone with actual testing experience, you're not going to get a whole lot of value from it. Testing is a profession for a reason and a good tester is worth their weight in gold.

I know how much value a proper tester provides but let me worry about that

[WordIsBond]

Now what is the precise figure based on the answers?

Precisely £11.375 / hour for contract, obviously.

Of course, at 40 hours if you underpay by £1 / hour, you shorted the person by a whole £40, and if you overpay you cost yourself £40. Which is nothing, so if it were me, I'd make sure the person is going to be happy rather than worry too much about the correct rate. That might mean a different rate at different locations.

I just paid a high school student £7 / hour for something similar, about 30 hours. We were happy with the job done and I gave an additional £75 bonus at the end. I'd pay an adult more to start with, because I'd have higher expectations.

For 40 hours, unless you have other employees, I'd definitely do contract. If you have an employee, it can create a lot of complications. What's the threshold at which you have to have EL insurance, auto-enrollment, etc? I don't know and wouldn't want to know for the sake of 40 hours of work.

[meridian]

Unskilled testers - hourly wages

Surely whether they are an employee or not depends on working conditions, not whether or not you give them a contract?

Edit: being a dolt, if there's no MOO beyond the initial piece of work and no expectation of an employment relationship then she won't be an employee.

[WordIsBond]

Edit: being a dolt, if there's no MOO beyond the initial piece of work and no expectation of an employment relationship then she won't be an employee.

Which would be true even if the worker weren't a dolt.

[Snarf]

50p an hour and all the lard they can eat, I thank you.....

Isnt that the new living wage for 2016?

[Snarf]

We used to pay on each verified defect raised, a few websites out there offer the service

I'd be broke inside a week...