Anyone know what the agency Core Drivers are like to work for?
Thanks in advance
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On their website, Core Drivers list Hoyer as their partner.
In case you don’t know who Hoyer is, they run Class 1 tankers…and they are in the race to the bottom with maximizing drivers’ hours and minimising wages.
I once applied for a job with Hoyer, and when they realised that I like to have a good work/life balance that was the end of the interview.
Working as an employee for Hoyer must be bad enough, but picking up the scrapes for Hoyer as an agency driver must be the lowest of the low.
I guess it depends what area you are in, but if Core Drivers are willing to pay for your tanker training then give it a go. At the interview make sure you tell them that you like to maximise your hours, as that will help you get the job.
carlston49:
On their website, Core Drivers list Hoyer as their partner.In case you don’t know who Hoyer is, they run Class 1 tankers…and they are in the race to the bottom with maximizing drivers’ hours and minimising wages.
I once applied for a job with Hoyer, and when they realised that I like to have a good work/life balance that was the end of the interview.
Working as an employee for Hoyer must be bad enough, but picking up the scrapes for Hoyer as an agency driver must be the lowest of the low.
I guess it depends what area you are in, but if Core Drivers are willing to pay for your tanker training then give it a go. At the interview make sure you tell them that you like to maximise your hours, as that will help you get the job.
I’ve worked with Core Drivers on a Hoyer assignment. I found them to be a fair and reasonable team. They were very supportive of their drivers and paid good rates.
The Hoyer contract was for 6 months where you were guaranteed 8*5 days pay even if you wasn’t required. You’d sign up for a fixed working pattern but if they asked you to work your rest days, you’d be stood down with 8hrs pay on another day (or two) so end up being paid for 7 days a week. All on top of 3-4 weeks paid training, a £1 p/hr attendance bonus and a £1000 paid if you returned the next season. It’s a good job if you can fit in with the time frame.
LazyDriver:
…£1/hr attendance bonus…
No mention of the hourly rates.
At some general merchandise rdcs (no noisy fridge trailers and minimal interaction with the load) with easy work and short hours, it’s £17/hr days, £20/hr nights, £23/hr overtime after 8 hours, and paid holidays so add 11.1% to those hourly rates…and on PAYE.
I doubt Hoyer work matches those hourly rates…and it should pay more because tanker work is specialised and dangerous…and from the sound of it, the employer wants you on call at short notice 7 days/week. Like I was saying, no work/life balance. No wonder the contract was only for 6 months…the drivers must be burnt out afterwards.
carlston49:
LazyDriver:
…£1/hr attendance bonus…No mention of the hourly rates.
At some general merchandise rdcs (no noisy fridge trailers and minimal interaction with the load) with easy work and short hours, it’s £17/hr days, £20/hr nights, £23/hr overtime after 8 hours, and paid holidays so add 11.1% to those hourly rates…and on PAYE.
I doubt Hoyer work matches those hourly rates…and it should pay more because tanker work is specialised and dangerous…and from the sound of it, the employer wants you on call at short notice 7 days/week. Like I was saying, no work/life balance. No wonder the contract was only for 6 months…the drivers must be burnt out afterwards.
Funnily enough they are more or less the exactly hourly rate! (50p more on w/es, no overtime rates) and thanks to IR35 paid holidays. It’s non-ADR tanker work and the reason it’s 6 months is that it is seasonal work. Finally, there is no pressue to work your days off, but the incentive makes it hard to turn down. It suits me as I only want to work 6 months then have some time off.
£20.47 w/es
Went for a driving assesment/ interview with hoyer.
Didnt get a good vibe atall. Arrived on time for interview and was told to wait standing in the hallway. 45 mins later the driver trainer came to see me.
Seemed to get off on the wrong foot from the get go. He didnt seem pleased i didnt have a hard hat and hi viz with me. So this limited the amount of reversing assesments he could ask me to do, for some strange reason.
Kind of expected if they were needed for the assessment they would of supplied them or atleast let me know in advance.
Dont think il be hearing from them then…and dont think id like to work for them after the hostile vibe i got.
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LazyDriver:
and thanks to IR35 paid holidays.
That’s nothing to do with IR35. PAYE agency getting paid holidays has been law for over 20 years.
Conor:
That’s nothing to do with IR35. PAYE agency getting paid holidays has been law for over 20 years.
It is to do with IR35 if you were a LTD driver in the 2020/21 tax year and were forced to transfer to PAYE at the start of the 2021/22 tax year as a result of the client declaring you a disguised employee.
For some LTD drivers who have transferred to PAYE, it’s actually worked out quite well with big pay rises due to pay parity.
carlston49:
Conor:
That’s nothing to do with IR35. PAYE agency getting paid holidays has been law for over 20 years.It is to do with IR35 if you were a LTD driver in the 2020/21 tax year and were forced to transfer to PAYE at the start of the 2021/22 tax year as a result of the client declaring you a disguised employee.
For some LTD drivers who have transferred to PAYE, it’s actually worked out quite well with big pay rises due to pay parity.
This is about the truth of it!