BILL1961:
And how much does your lass earn as a fashion designer, if more than a hgv driver, why?
Same reason that Wayne Rooney earns more than a truck driver, the Law of Supply and Demand.
Truckulent:
BILL1961:
Harry Monk:
war1974:
why should people have to work 50-60 hours per week to earn a decent wage when it is a skilled job?It’s not a skilled job, a skilled job is something you study for over the course of several years, not a fortnight.
[zb]!
Driving an HGV in a professional manner IS a skill, and that skill is developed over time. Thats why you see newly qualified drivers shunting back and forth to get on a loading bay, yet seasoned drivers reverse onto a bay first go.And you also see many experienced drivers having 3 or 4 shunts! Fact is that driving an LGV is a skill yes. But it is an easy skill to learn and become proficient at relative to other professions.
I understand what your saying, and I would not expect a HGV driver to be paid the same as a heart surgeon. But there are jobs out there that are no more difficult to learn than driving a lorry that pay much more.
I’ve worked in IT support where making a mistake while working on a server could cost the customer £1000’s in lost revenue until the mistake is rectified, I have also had the dubious honour of delivering a £1.75m jet engine which could easily be damaged, costing £1000’s to repair should I not have driven in professional manner.
My IT support job paid £30,000 for a 37.5 hour week. My driving job paid £19,000 for a 45 hour week. I have no formal qualifications in IT, my salary was based on experience only, but I paid £1200 to do my Class 2 and I’m about to pay another £1200 to do my Class 1. The point I tried to make is that the majority of HGV driving jobs are under paid and you have to max out your legal hours to earn a decent living.