Kadaifi wrote:

How about $38/hr?

None of the work needs to be done.

That's irrelevant, if he's working he deserves to be paid.

How about he does it for nothing
but I provide him with a place to live?

Do motels in your area charge $38.00 an hour?

Pay him $38/hour and charge him a couple of hundred bucks a week for a room,
that way you aren't giving away your hospitality and he'll have some money
in his pocket to get him back on his feet and looking for a job.