robroy:
limeyphil:
i think the rates look about right.
the ones that don’t agree are the same ones that get offered £7.50, £8.00,or £8.50 per hour, then say errrrr OK.
They don’t have the balls to say “sorry i can’t work for those rates”.Phil, in theory I agree with you, but theory aint the real world mate. As long as there are more drivers as jobs, as it is now, thats gonna be the way it is, fact. You could make a stand and do as you say, but there will be as sure as hell x number of drivers behind you in the queue who will take said job, so you go home congratulating yourself that you had the balls to say no, to sit on your arse cos there’s no other jobs available other than similar ones you have just turned down, or you sign on a [zb] agency
who will promise you the world on £15 an hour or whatever and you get 2 days a week work…Ok, if everybody stuck together etc etc … but like I said …real world. As I said what you say is right, and nobody more than me, being a mouthy [zb]
, speaks up for himself if I think I am being analed, but when I was made redundant from a good job, I had the choice of a crap paid job or [zb] all, so I HAD to take the former rather than the latter, bite my tounge, and smile.
You can’t really do it with the big companies because the man offering the job isn’t the boss, he’s the hired help, just like the rest of us. but you can speak to the small/medium firms. they look at the person, they speak to your old bosses, and they’ll pay for a decent old fashioned driver. they all know that screwdrivers are 2 a penny, but decent drivers need to be treated right.
