I passed my Class 2 in Oct 2020 but due to a serious illness within my family I couldn’t look for work until Aug 2021. I initially struggled even for replies to the applications I’d made so I changed my CV & covering letter and got a number of hits straight away.
I’ve been with an Agency contracted out to the same company for the last 5 months (Aug-current). The money is better than I thought at £17ph with a guarantee of 8 hours per day. However, the Agency is now starting to make noises which suggest they’re going to offload a few drivers or try to switch them to less desirable work/pay/hours.
With this in mind I’ve been looking at job adverts and it’s noticeable that the hourly rates on offer have dropped from back in Aug to now, I’ve seen a number of jobs advertised at £9.20 per hour!
So, my question is; now that the media have done with the story are the Industry leaders trying to drive the wages back down to the pre-shortage levels?