robroy:
Just to cross on to another thread this would have stood a lot less chance of happening if there was a decent Union involved, but that appears to be a dirty word on this forum.
Trust me that would be a naive view of unions in recent times.To the point of getting a call from the union,to drop the arguments against being involved in warehouse duties,when you’ve got previous precedent on your side,because they’ve made a collective agreement with the employer in that regard on your behalf. 
TiredAndEmotional:
AndrewG:
TiredAndEmotional:
AndrewG:
Paying by the load is an incentive to get the work done, its not asking drivers to run illegal just negates drivers dragging the job out as is the temptation would be if being paid hourly. The co. i sub for works this way and it works well, very few drivers hang around (employed of S.E) and they all earn very good money, most likely far more than if they were on an hourly rate. There are those however that prefer to just go at their own pace but obviously earn less, its a choice…By the load/job and knock is a driver shooting himself in the foot usually by tear arsing around and these days ending up with more work/lower rates.
I sub and the employed drivers get paid by the load too. It works like an old school clearing house with loads coming in from all over Spain/Portugal eastern europe all at different rates. You put your name down for distance/ type of load (groupage/ADR ect). Once a month everyone gets a chance to do something different to even out pay so no one driver gets to stay on a particularly lucrative job and the whole thing works out well and very fairly. I get to stay on the Malaga to Calais slog as theres very few if anyone wants to do it. It possibly may encourage drivers to bend the rules elsewhere doing pay per load but at my place at least its done in the fairest way possible and works well. The driver turnover is very small…
Nothing to do with unemployment levels in Spain…?
I wouldnt say so, no. Most drivers are long term and have been there long before the slump…
AndrewG:
I wouldnt say so, no. Most drivers are long term and have been there long before the slump…
The slump is in it’s 9th year or so now. If a driver wanted to leave what would be his chances of finding reasonable work in Spain now?