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BTruth, You're wrong, better luck next time
My post from 12 Feb.
Have found this may help explaining.
“ Both the union and its repayment planning members regard that move as diminishing the fundamental importance of the advanced engineering skills required to conduct a hugely complex and highly lucrative role for Openreach – typically where major external building projects require a complete rearrangement of the network. Crucially, that work involves a high level of technical understanding and expertise which inform detailed discussion with councils and major construction companies and their clients to ensure that Openreach doesn’t pick up the tab for costs that should rightly be borne by others.”
https://www.cwunorthwest.org/consultative-ballot-on-strike-action-in-openreach-as-repayment-planners-signal-their-fury/
To add to my last post, I realise that these guys are no longer on the tools, I was referring to their progression into the role of repayments project engineers. No doubt some of the BT employee posters will correct me if I'm wrong.
"It appears to be a roll based around a good knowledge of BTs network and civil engineering. If interested,"
My impression was that the job is a step up from Fibre/Cable jointer roles, with Field experience being on the Cabling and civils side of things. Fibre jointing and Cabling might be a skills oriented role, with good jointers being fast and in demand, but it isn't classed as a technical role and doesn't require the same technical qualifications as Transmission, Data, or switch Engineering. 45K is a good wage for someone from a Cable background.
Just F*****g Do It
Bet you am a disgruntled B2 never good enough or motivated to get promoted
Don't fall for the spin, £45,000 will be the pay scale max and nobody ever gets there. Very few ever get near.
A bit like the store with posters in the window screaming 70% off, you will be lucky to find the box of matches with that discount
They do not have any qualifications that warrant the 45k.I worked beside them. Nor did many of them have an engineering background. Their promotion to this grade was via BT 's useless intreview system where if you played the interview game you got the job regardless of your knowledge. I have no sympathy for the repayment planners they are well played and have got away with murder for years. Most off them are leaving because now they actually have to do some work.
It would appear that it’s not about the money, it’s about a complete change to there t&c. Moving them from an engineering grade into management. I did post about the likely consequences of that a few weeks ago. They may be on £45k but they are in the top pay grade for engineering staff and will likely hold formal qualifications, many internal qualifications, and have had many years of experience in the field before becoming planners. It appears to be a roll based around a good knowledge of BTs network and civil engineering. If interested,
https://www.cwu.org/news/solidarity-and-resolve-as-openreach-rpes-prepare-to-make-history-tomorrow/
"which includes an extremely competitive salary of around GBP45,000 a year."
What do they want? Jam on it?
(Alliance News) - Openreach engineers have launched a two-day strike in a row over regrading, ending 21 years of industrial peace in the BT Group PLC.
Around 170 members of the Communication Workers Union walked out on Wednesday, with further stoppages planned next week.
The union said it is the first industrial action in the BT group since 1999.
National Officer Davie Bowman said engineers are "incensed" at the imposition of fiercely disputed regrading of their role.
"Whatever Openreach is trying to achieve has spectacularly misfired," he said.
An Openreach spokesman said: "We're surprised and saddened by the news, having worked closely with the union for more than a year-and-a-half to try and resolve this specific issue.
"None of the 170 repayments project engineers in question is at risk of losing their job or seeing any deterioration in their pay, terms and conditions.
"In fact we've offered them the option to upgrade to the better-paid, higher technical professional grade, but we've also given a cast-iron guarantee that they can choose to stay on their existing terms and conditions – which includes an extremely competitive salary of around GBP45,000 a year.
"We want to reassure customers that this action won't impact the quality of the services we provide, or affect our large ongoing investments in recruitment, training and a new full fibre broadband network for the UK."
https://www.lse.co.uk/news/BT.A/openreach-engineers-launch-two-day-strike-in-job-grading-dispute-58uf5p7c9p3v6kv.html