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Labouring Jobs in Gateshead

Labouring and carrying work in and around Gateshead: paid per job, not per shift, and no site card needed.

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Labouring work in Gateshead

We’re new in Gateshead, so the first partners here get every job that comes in.

Gateshead, Gateshead, is home to 115,278 people and covers NE9, NE10, NE8 and NE11, and the nearest towns are Birtley (2.8 miles), Hebburn (3.5 miles), Washington (3.5 miles) and Whickham (4 miles). No partner covers Gateshead yet. A driver’s mate here earns £30 for a single item or small load and £60 or more for a flat move to Birtley.

How much work there is around Gateshead

We’re new in Gateshead, so the first partners here get every job that comes in.

Typical jobs from Gateshead: a flat move to Birtley (2.8 miles, about 3 hours) pays £60, a flat move to Hebburn (3.5 miles, about 3 hours) pays £60, a flat move to Washington (3.5 miles, about 3 hours) pays £60, a flat move to Whickham (4 miles, about 3 hours) pays £60 and a flat move to Pelton and Ouston (4.4 miles, about 3 hours) pays £60.

Jobs start in NE9, NE10, NE8 and NE11 and the towns close by, and most stay within 15 miles. Longer ones go to Newcastle upon Tyne (4.7 miles) and Sunderland (7.2 miles) and London (244.7 miles).

What a driver’s mate earns in Gateshead

JobAboutYou get
A single item or small load1 hour£30
A flat move, Gateshead to Birtley3 hours£60
A flat move, Gateshead to Hebburn3 hours£60
A flat move, Gateshead to Washington3 hours£60
A flat move, Gateshead to Whickham3 hours£60
A 3-bed house move7 hours£120

£30 for a single item or small load. On a home move, £30 for every two hours of the job’s estimated time, and at least £60. The offer shows your pay before you accept.

Work out what you’d earn

About £150 a week, £650 a month, before your costs and tax.

Carrying, not site work

It’s physical work: lifting furniture, white goods and boxes with a driver, sometimes up stairs. There’s no building site and no CSCS card needed, just a sensible approach to lifting.

Getting to jobs around Gateshead

  • Heworth
    Station · 1.2 miles from the centre
  • Newcastle
    Station · 2.4 miles from the centre
  • Manors
    Station · 2.5 miles from the centre
  • Monument Mall
    Retail park (collections) · 2.7 miles from the centre
  • The Gate
    Retail park (collections) · 2.7 miles from the centre
  • Eldon Square Shopping Centre
    Retail park (collections) · 2.7 miles from the centre
  • Ellison Building B Block
    University · 2.8 miles from the centre
  • Ellison Building A Block
    University · 2.8 miles from the centre

Gateshead had 115,278 people at the 2021 Census. Jobs start at the pickup address, so being near a station helps on days without a lift.

Join in Gateshead

  1. Photo ID and the right to work in the UK

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Questions

How much work is there in Gateshead?

We’re new in Gateshead, so the first partners here get every job that comes in.

What does a driver’s mate earn in Gateshead?

£30 for a single item or small load; on a home move £30 for every two hours, at least £60.

Where do jobs from Gateshead go?

Mostly to Birtley (2.8 miles), Hebburn (3.5 miles), Washington (3.5 miles) and Whickham (4 miles), and sometimes to Newcastle upon Tyne and Sunderland. You set how far you’ll go.

Do I need a van or a licence?

No. You meet the driver at the pickup; photo ID and the right to work in the UK are all you need.