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fruit exactly....
delia do I give a toss
ok stand corrected....trying to get across that 35k without breaking sweat...…. you used to have some going the extra mile but not now.....the minimum wage means that employees go for cost not seasoned red.....my thought is.... if you worth £20 per hour I,ll pay that... if you worth £5 per hour to me then I,ll pay that... trouble is we now pay everyone the same rate regardless.... hope that helps what I am trying to get across
Wolves. Some will think I have been taken over by a foreign being this evening. First posting an article that was not "Ramping" and now I am going to disagree with you (heaven forbid)
IMO a seasoned HGV driver is indeed an extremely skilled individual. I am of course referring to the individual that has done his time behind the wheel. He does a day's work as does a postie on foot but it's coupled with a good few ton of killing machine.
Perhaps I should declare a father that drove buses, ambulances, pantechnicons and a clean driving record his entire life. I don't think had you ever met him ......... enough said.
we are now bearing the fruit of mr blairs minimum wage...… everyone just wants to pay the minimum now.... welcome to the real world... cwu backed the minimum wage as well as the rest of the unions..... and all its doing is eroding all the previous t&cs unions fought for because companies now want and will pay the bare minimum and not breaking the law....
oli I am a skilled posty.... where can I take that skill? like the skilled opgs in royal mail... where else can they take that skill if its a skill? I know you didn't say an opg was a skill but 27K per annum? need to get in real world they do...
oli … driving a hgv is a responsible job so is a posties but skilled???.... to me a skill is something you achieve ie through uni degree plus intensive training over a long period.... you can get class one a lot quicker and if from abroad you can get one easier and do the job..... sorry if you think I might be argumentative but its true mate.... 35k for 38hrs pw driving? I know some hgv1s that do 50hrs pw+ for that
Not sure. It used to be pensionable but I think I lost it in the way forward. What shift are you on?
200iq, my shift allowance is pensionable as is my overtime and Sunday duty :-)
You must be on a later contract?
Wolves, drivers are not classed as "unskilled workers" as they have some big responsibilities.
I think that £35k is quite cheap for a class1 HGV driver.
My shift payment isn't pensionable
I don't get anything like 30k pensionable pay.
ispy read this from a fellow employee.........oligarch" your average OPG gets circa £27k plus pensionable allowances for shift work which brings most up to around c£30k+. Some of our drivers regularly smash £35k without breaking sweat." what are you striking for?... unskilled employees earning that amount..... if that was me I would keep my mouth shut and take home the pay before someone realizes.... just a thought....
Hang on I was one of those old etc, lol
Yes, long term but who will pay? From the finale salary (govt)?
Oggie that's the problem. It would cost RM a Kings Ransom to let all the old militant buggers go on VR.
200iq, at 16:35 you posted;
1. Who gets £30k a year pensionable pay?
Answer - your average OPG gets circa £27k plus pensionable allowances for shift work which brings most up to around c£30k+. Some of our drivers regularly smash £35k without breaking sweat.
2. Paying 2 years pensionable pay up front would save 2 years full pay over the next 2 years so no need for a divi cut.
Answer - you are correct but there are additional costs involved in replacing, training and retaining new employees. Yes, over the next 5 to 10 years it might work but by then our competitive edge would be most likely lost?
Ta
Ready reckoner
Before 55 it is cheaper for rm to pay the max 104 weeks, you have to do the ready recliner to see.
Mtsf, 2018
Oggie 26 week's pay? Where did you hear that?
26 weeks pay + enhanced pension if in last 2 years before taken pension with 20+ years, at least 50% of that enhancement would be paid by govt as took on the finale salary pension.
1. Who gets £30k a year pensionable pay.
2. Paying 2 years pensionable pay up front would save 2 years full pay over the next 2 years so no need for a divi cut.
oli look at the future.... anyone who wants to go let them go.... sick of hearing people I work with saying they hate the place..... new and fresh employees will pull that loss back within 3yrs..... lets see the ones that take vr find a similar job with the same t&cs they have already? just a thought