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Nine out of 10 firms prefer inaction
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WITH ONLY four months to go before the Working Time Directive comes into force, a survey reveals only 10% of operators are ready to comply with the new rules.
Incomes Data Services (IDS), which conducted the survey j ointly with the Road Transport Association, says most companies have been delaying action while waiting for the government's draft regulations on the issue which were published last week.
This draft shows that waiting time is not due to be included in the 48-hour week, despite bitter opposition from the unions.
IDS reports that the operators who have brought their drivers' hours into line with the Directive have generally awarded big pay increases,including one of 27%.
The survey, to be published next week, shows the average hourly rate for artic drivers is now £6.96 — up nearly 5% on last year—while the average for drivers of large rigids has risen more than 8%, to £6.68/Eir.
The average rate for van drivers has risen nearly 9%, to £6.19/hr. CV fitters now average £8.74; up more than 10% since last year. The survey, which covers 69 companies employing more than 28,000 people, found that more than half the respondents had changed pay and conditions to overcome recruitment and retention problems.
IDS researcher Catherine Chubb says bigger companies are taking the lead in complying with the Directive.
"I would imagine they have more funds available to them than smaller employers," she says.
Copies of the survey are available from IDS on 020 7250 3434 or at www.incomesdata.eauk