How much to hire a waiter?

Often I see people googling this keyword and sometimes I must admit I try to find out myself how much it costs to hire someone offering a service.

I have been considering adding the prices to my website, but then again it’s not as easy as that. Different clients get different prices depending on the service they require, the number of hours the book, if they are private or corporate clients and above all depending on the business they can generate.

Here is a guideline based on my competition checks:

Most London catering staff agencies will charge anything between £9.50 and £15.00/h per staff, plus VAT. No need to say that you have to make sure whether the prices are inclusive of VAT. Most agencies charge around £12.50/h.

As mentioned in my other blog post “6 tips to choose the right staffing agency”, in most cases what you pay is what you get and you should inform yourself as to what experience the waiting staff have.

Besides it’s always preferable to use smaller agencies for smaller jobs like house parties and larger agencies for big events, like product launches or sporting events.