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Hanson denies subbies' claims
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• Hanson Aggregates' has refuted claims that its new franchise rates will leave subcontractors up to £1,000 a month worse off. A number of subbies quit the company when it changed its payment structure (CM23-29 May).
The firm says a campaign against its vehicle scheduling system is being led by a small group of disaffected drivers who have already left the company.
Hanson communications manager David Harding says: "They benefited from extremely high earrings at the expense of other drivers in the fleet. The new system is fairer as it distributes the work evenly across the fleet and irons out the peaks and troughs of a traditional haulage system.
"As part of an ongoing review of the system, which has been agreed With drivers, the rates were upgraded for May
2002 and included improved payments for each load carried. Also included are extra payments for night and Sunday work." Hanson says the rates published in Commercial Motorare inaccurate.
CM sources state that the daily rate is 145; not £24 as previously stated. CM cannot confirm this as Hanson has declined to release the precise details of its payment schedule because it believes is commercially sensitive.
Since advertising for franchisees in Commercial Motor Hanson says it has had a number of enquiries.