dozy:
beefy4605:
shullbit:
beefy4605:
I’m assuming as its DHL there is a drivers union on site ? If so thats a great advertisement for the so called strength of a union and what it can do for their members . Thats a disgrace of a pay rate - no difference between 4 on 4 off nights- £38,638 and Any 5 from 7 Nights - £38,638 .
£38638 by 52 weeks =£743/ week and if thats top line ( because they all love to quote top line not what actually ends up in your bank ) minus 25% for tax and insurance leaves you with £557 a week . Even here in Northern Ireland the land that time forgot thats a pretty poor wage .
The so called benefits package had better include free parking on site and a free uniform .
Is this in the so called "Golden Triange " area I hear so many drivers on about ?£38638 take home pay is £582.62 per week £2524.68 per month… thesalarycalculator.co.uk/salary.php
And as said above by another poster that is based on a 42 hour week so on that salary it is £17.70 per hour.Over the last 12 weeks I averaged 40 hours a week and after deductions (tax, N.I. and pensions) I’m banking well over £700/ week - £18 .50 per hour AFTER TAX, N.I AND PENSION ) . I’ll just remind you thats a N. Ireland wage with no union involvment and I could easliy get more at other firms (I know for a fact I could be earning more but would have to put in a lot more hours for it ) - seems the wages in the mainland UK are taking a nosedive . Based on the great praise on here by some members for a workplace union I am shocked that this is an acceptable wage in an area thats always been touted as one of the better areas of the UK to work in .
Honestly I really thought the grass was greener - seems I was very wrong .And I bet you don’t get out of bed at midnight on a Saturday night ,& have to sit outside tesco Goole at 3 am waiting for your booking time !!! Grrrr angry driver !!!
Your right Dozy - we try to stay as far away from RDC’s and the like , losing 3,4 6 hours in those holes ain’t for us . I see others saying they “know how to milk the system” thats just not our style - we work hard and we get the work done then we are happy to get parked up . We don’t abuse the system our boss knows we don’t and we get looked after by being paid well. Nobody drags it out and nobody gets asked to do stupid things .