sweepster:
Four percent is a good pay offer, I’d be happy with that. It also depends on what strings are attached in order to get the four percent… Just read the article and with inflation at 6% I can understand why they turned it down.
4% gives me £21.07 on my basic a week. From a company who had increased profits of over 16% for the first half of the current financial year.
LazyDriver:
Just like to shout out to us agency bods to support any industrial action and not accept any assignments in the effected depots during the disputes.
That’s not going to happen, when we had strikes at RM they were busing lots of agency people in, there is always someone who will cross a picket!!
LazyDriver:
Just like to shout out to us agency bods to support any industrial action and not accept any assignments in the effected depots during the disputes.
That’s not going to happen, when we had strikes at RM they were busing lots of agency people in, there is always someone who will cross a picket!!
It would be nice if the agency drivers support us but knowing Tesco they will throw money at them, there are also many contractors being used. But if we do strike then not much will be picked and loaded anyway.
Tosco drivers not breaking £30,000 basic, says it all really. Get the board to take out the heavily loaded deckers in the snow and ice. See how they get on.
selby newcomer:
Thurrock & Didcot have voted against strike action & to accept the 4% I was told on Thursday, by a union rep
Shameful that they’ve accepted that, it’s a disgrace of an offer. Drivers have never been in such a strong position to increase the wages. I hope they vote with their feet
selby newcomer:
Thurrock & Didcot have voted against strike action & to accept the 4% I was told on Thursday, by a union rep
Shameful that they’ve accepted that, it’s a disgrace of an offer. Drivers have never been in such a strong position to increase the wages. I hope they vote with their feet
The problem is that any vote at a Tesco DC is as a whole DC. All staff combined.
Personally I now hate driving for Tesco and am looking at other options including hanging up my keys for good.
Noremac:
Tosco drivers not breaking £30,000 basic, says it all really. Get the board to take out the heavily loaded deckers in the snow and ice. See how they get on.
Not sure about other DCs but basic is over 30k where I’m at
Noremac:
Tosco drivers not breaking £30,000 basic, says it all really. Get the board to take out the heavily loaded deckers in the snow and ice. See how they get on.
Not sure about other DCs but basic is over 30k where I’m at
Dimlaith:
£27401 basic at Magor on new contract but over the bridge at Avonmouth they are on £30122
They also speak a different language “over the bridge”. My point is, why worry about what deal other people have in a different place. The average cost of living in Wales is considerably lower than the UK average. We all know that.
Dimlaith:
£27401 basic at Magor on new contract but over the bridge at Avonmouth they are on £30122
They also speak a different language “over the bridge”. My point is, why worry about what deal other people have in a different place. The average cost of living in Wales is considerably lower than the UK average. We all know that.
sweepster:
I can never understand different rates depending where you work, you should all be on the same basic. The only difference should be London weighting.
Are agency rates at the various RDCs different too?
On the other hand, NO one gets paid extra for running INTO London - do they?
Sadiste Khaaan’s Ultra Lifestyle-Ending Zone (ULEZ) means that there must surely now be a death of HGV yards actually operating out of the inner London area?
Presumably, for future food deliveries - Artics won’t come into the ULEZ so much, and puddle jumpers will be coming OUT to fetch and carry from Home Counties-based RDCs…?
sweepster:
I can never understand different rates depending where you work, you should all be on the same basic. The only difference should be London weighting.
Are agency rates at the various RDCs different too?
On the other hand, NO one gets paid extra for running INTO London - do they?
Sadiste Khaaan’s Ultra Lifestyle-Ending Zone (ULEZ) means that there must surely now be a death of HGV yards actually operating out of the inner London area?
Presumably, for future food deliveries - Artics won’t come into the ULEZ so much, and puddle jumpers will be coming OUT to fetch and carry from Home Counties-based RDCs…?
Home Counties v London is irrelevant for cost of living comparisons.
It’s always been cheaper to base a truck in Durham than Dorking at least since 1980 and you’ll still need a much higher wage to live in Dorking.
As for Euro 6 unless you’re running an old ■■■■■■■ powered Foden 4000 series it’s a moot point.Most recent types of trucks contain built in obsolescence in the form of unsustainable maintanence costs.Which generally means leasing new compliant kit anyway.
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