£9 an hour. Time and a half after 8.5hrs. 1hr deducted for break. Usually 11hr days (10 paid)
Central Scotland
Doing what?
Class1+2 7am start. Easy work but lots of waiting due to delivery/collection slots
£96.75 a day before deductions!
Hold the 2014 “Rich List”
daffyd:
£9 an hour. Time and a half after 8.5hrs. 1hr deducted for break. Usually 11hr days (10 paid)
Central Scotland
That’s a bit tight, why dock 1hr for breaks? It’s so annoying, either work for free or sit twiddling your thumbs watching the clock.
Yeah it leaves a bit of a sour taste that bit!
if you work 6 days the 6th is all o/t rate
That rate is probably par for the course in the area.If you are hanging around a lot you could maybe do an Open University course or practice a musical instrument (perhaps not the pipes though.)
Is it better than what you’re doing now?
If the answer is yes then go for it and don’t worry about all the I wouldn’t get out of bed for that merchants. It wouldn’t matter how much you said it was paying they’d always say the same.
The unpaid breaks irritate me, OK if you have a driver that hangs it out but otherwise they are a legal requirement beyond the control of the driver so why should they be unpaid? t other than that he hourly rate seems reasonable for the work/area.
If the pay and hours suit, go for it.
not disasterous
Can’t remember ever being paid for breaks, they all take 45 minutes off and one I do takes an hour.
chicane:
The unpaid breaks irritate me, OK if you have a driver that hangs it out but otherwise they are a legal requirement beyond the control of the driver so why should they be unpaid?
I’ll explain it in simple terms.
When you have a job, your employer pays you to work.
When you are on a break, whether it is a legal requirement or not, you are by definition not working. And when you are not working, you are not being productive, which is what your employer pays you to be.
So, when you are not working, why should your employer pay you?
but your still responsible for the vehicle, working in a factory for example you can leave work and go into town etc. You can’t do this with lorry.
We get paid breaks where I’m at now, but everywhere else has always taken minimum 30mins.
paul2316:
but your still responsible for the vehicle, working in a factory for example you can leave work and go into town etc. You can’t do this with lorry.
Why not? OK, if it’s carrying particularly high value goods then maybe the employer would require it not be left unattended. But I often park up for a 45 and walk off to the local shops or go for a stroll.
paul2316:
but your still responsible for the vehicle, working in a factory for example you can leave work and go into town etc. You can’t do this with lorry.
Not many factory jobs you can sit doing nothing, eg while on a bay and other people are loading or unloading the vehicle.
while your parked up, it gets nicked…boss is going to say where were you…“on my break that I don’t get paid for”…close the door on the way out…
I just feel that firms are taking advantage of the law…we have to 45…so we are not working so that is there excuse to deduct 45, just don’t seem right to me, that’s all
paul2316:
while your parked up, it gets nicked…boss is going to say where were you…“on my break that I don’t get paid for”…close the door on the way out…
I just feel that firms are taking advantage of the law…we have to 45…so we are not working so that is there excuse to deduct 45, just don’t seem right to me, that’s all
I carry a high value load, the load is still insured even if I’m not in the truck, provided the vehicle is secure and I have all the keys. I can’t think of an employer I’ve worked for that expected me to be a security guard, just to be sensible where I leave the truck and follow procedures for keeping it secure.
As for having to have a 45 minute break, factory, shop office workers who not opted out of the WTD are also required to have a statutory break and most employers allow their employees to stop for a break, even if it’s only 30 minutes, many will not pay for that time, factories and warehouses even an office I once worked in you had to clock out at lunch time.
paul2316:
while your parked up, it gets nicked…boss is going to say where were you…“on my break that I don’t get paid for”…close the door on the way out…
I just feel that firms are taking advantage of the law…we have to 45…so we are not working so that is there excuse to deduct 45, just don’t seem right to me, that’s all
How many people do you know who have been dismissed (or even disciplined) for having their lorry or load stolen (assuming they have actually locked it up and taken the keys with them)? If my employer wants me to stay and guard the vehicle on my breaks, he can ■■■■ well pay me for my time.
Roymondo:
paul2316:
but your still responsible for the vehicle, working in a factory for example you can leave work and go into town etc. You can’t do this with lorry.Why not? OK, if it’s carrying particularly high value goods then maybe the employer would require it not be left unattended. But I often park up for a 45 and walk off to the local shops or go for a stroll.
Roymondo:
paul2316:
while your parked up, it gets nicked…boss is going to say where were you…“on my break that I don’t get paid for”…close the door on the way out…
I just feel that firms are taking advantage of the law…we have to 45…so we are not working so that is there excuse to deduct 45, just don’t seem right to me, that’s allHow many people do you know who have been dismissed (or even disciplined) for having their lorry or load stolen (assuming they have actually locked it up and taken the keys with them)? If my employer wants me to stay and guard the vehicle on my breaks, he can ■■■■ well pay me for my time.
+1
I stand by you on both.
no mater where i am and what the weather i get out and go for a walk. Sod the load the trucks locked.