MORE ABOUT NorLETS
WHO RUNS NorLETS?
NorLETS is a voluntary organization run by its members. If you want to get involved in the running of the organization, you’ll be made very welcome, and be paid for your time in Lokes. Open Forum meetings are regularly held where you can get involved with all kinds of creative tasks from organizing social events or promotion to secretarial and administration work.
We try to organize social events regularly, providing an opportunities for members to meet each other, bring along produce to sell for Lokes and perhaps arrange further trades.
WHO CAN JOIN NorLETS?
Anyone living in or around Norwich can join. Currently there are members from various parts of Norfolk as well as those who live in the city. People who are not in the city can either trade with other members in their area, commute to trade in the city or trade via the internet or telephone. The potential as we grow in numbers is very exciting and the range of skills available continues to expand and diversify.
WHY JOIN NorLETS?
The range of members and the possibilities created by NorLETS are enormous. It can open up opportunities for people unsatisfied with their current career, allowing them to expand hobbies or pastimes into a trade. It suits both those who work full time or those currently not in work. It can help people re-enter a working lifestyle as they can trade their skills as much as they are able or wish to do.
It’s also a great way to meet like-minded people and find a community which actively supports its members’ needs. It could be a life-changing decision, where a person has had enough of what can seem like an endless treadmill of earning and spending.
NorLETS is a great way of maximising time. Perhaps by employing someone to do 2 hours of gardening each week, you can achieve so much more in those 2 hours by working together on the garden or focusing on other tasks. You can offer your own preferred skill on NorLETS for the same hourly rate.
By using NorLETS you don’t need to exchange goods or services with the same person since you have a whole community of traders to exchange with.
HOW MUCH DO I CHARGE?
One of the central benefits that NorLETS community members enjoy is the equal status held by each individual. The use of the standard hourly rate of Lokes for every skill means that each person can offer what they enjoy or obtain what they want from other traders without worrying about finances.
The trader may add on Lokes for the time it has taken to travel or prepare for the session, but the standard rate of 6 Lokes per hour should apply (although this is not strict and is negotiable). So 2 hours of childcare is equal to 2 hours of business advice, 2 bottles of country wine or a shiatsu healing for instance. It is sometimes appropriate to add some cash into the payment for travel or materials. It is suggested that both parties agree upon amounts before the trade takes place.
YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES
You are responsible for ensuring that you can provide the services you offer to a reasonable standard and for being respectful in your dealings with other members.
NB You need to register your NorLETS activity for tax purposes if it forms part of your normal business.
You should also declare your NorLETS activity for Income Support calculations.
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