information for gardeners

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• Complete the gardening tasks required by your Team Leader
• Safety goggles (we will provide everyone with one pair of clear safety goggles, you are required to have these with you at each job. Follow on pairs will be charged at £2.00 each, deductable from your pay)
• Warm, waterproof and protective gloves, suitable for gardening
• Warm and protective clothing, suitable for gardening

Please label all of your items with something identifiable such as a permanent pen, waterproof sticker or coloured cable tie

• Communicate openSafety goggles (we will provide everyone with one pair of safety glasses, you are required to have these with you at each job. Follow on pairs will be charged at £2.00 each, deductable from your pay)
• Communicate to your Team Leader any accidents or damage 
• Respect safety, privacy and confidentiality of team members and clients
• Take 'before' and 'after' photos of your work and share them with the team (but do not share anywehere else)

Please label all of your items with something identifiable such as a permanent pen, waterproof sticker or coloured cable tie

• Non-slip, waterproof safety footwear (we recommend steel toe capped boots)
• Safety goggles (we will provide everyone with one pair of safety glasses, you are required to have these with you at each job. Follow on pairs will be charged at £2.00 each, deductable from your pay)
• Warm, waterproof and protective gloves, suitable for gardening
• Warm and protective clothing, suitable for gardening

Please label all of your items with something identifiable such as a permanent pen, waterproof sticker or coloured cable tie

• Secateurs (clean and sharp) - www.worldoffelco.co.uk/categories/secateurs/economy
• Hand trowel or weeder - www.diy.com/search?category=DIY780276&term=trowel
• Gardening tub/trug , garden waste bag or large bucket - www.diy.com/search?term=trug

Please label all of your items with something identifiable such as a permanent pen, waterproof sticker or coloured cable tie

• Hori hori 
• Large rake
• Large spade or fork
• Hand brush
• Hand rake
• Waterproof jacket and trousers

Please label all of your items with something identifiable such as a permanent pen, waterproof sticker or coloured cable tie

We pay everybody every Monday automatically using the timesheets you have input into FreeAgent. If you do not complete your timesheets, we can not pay you.  We will send you an email inviting you to access FreeAgent. Complete the requested details then ;

• Download the Freeagent app on to your mobile phone 
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You are employed by THE FLOWER UNION on a self-employed basis.  You are responsible for your own personal accident protection and insurance. We recommend you have the following ;

• Public Liability Insurance
• Personal Accident Insurance
• Income Protection Insurance

We like to socialise and hope you will join us. 

• Quiz Night (last Thursday of every month) at The Spoke and Spire, 21 Hill Road, Watlington, OX49 5AD
• Garden visits - we try to go as a group to as many NGS Open Garden days as possible
• Volunteer Days - please see our volunteer calendar for volunteer dates