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Not the deal it's cracked up to be
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AS A LONG-serving Salvesen driver I am extremely disappointed that Commercial Motor should not only carry the story of a"24% pay rise" for Salvesen drivers, but offer a comment in your editorial( CM 17 June).
It is a publicity stunt by Christian Salvesen at the expense of its employees and a responsible journal should have all the facts before suggesting other transport companies should follow suit.
From my calculations the reality for me is an average pay increase of £8 before deductions per week. This is hardly 24%!
So how has this magical figure been achieved? Easy take away all overtime rates for the first five shifts, no matter how long.
Put any other day's overtime (ie Saturday or Sunday) on time and a quarter. Reduce the meal allowance to the value of a cup of tea (except in a motorway service area) and erode the cost-of-living allowance for southern-based drivers.
To quote from your comment: "When the hard headed moneymen at an industry giant are prepared to put their hands deep into the corporate pocket..." What it should say is:" When the bosses of a barely profitable company with constantly devaluing shares puts its hands into its employees' pockets..."
This pay rise is not an example that the transport industry should sit up and take notice of: far from it. It will do nothing for driver recruitment and will undoubtedly have a detrimental effect on driver retention.
Steve Tamer's guarded comments in your article that the WTD can be achieved without loss of pay is accurate. We have not lost any pay. I'm sure the workforce hoped management's attitudes would change after the -departure" of the chief executive. This fiasco proves otherwise.
If other employers choose to follow Salvesen's example and then proclaim their generosity, be warned: the deal you put out there can come back and bite you!
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