Pay and hours survey for road transport
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• A new survey of drivers' pay publish( by Incomes Data Services Ltd shows th; the average working week of men cover( by the Road Haulage Wages Council 52.2 hours, a figure exceeded in Britain major industries by only the special case the Fire Service. An average of 53.3 hou is worked by drivers of lorries /vans of ov 15 tons.
IDS shows that drivers affected by ti Road Haulage Wages Council earned c average (April 1971) £31.40 for a 52.2-hca
week representing an increase of £4 (14 p. cent) over April 1970. The higher statutot
minimum (Wages Council) rates in fon from October 12 1970 increased pay E roughly £5.08 giving percentage increas. ranging from 30.4 per cent to 44.4 per cen The survey quotes recent (Februal 1972) figures of overtime earnings at hours. Drivers of vehicles up to 5 to worked on average 6.7 overtime hours at earned £4.40 overtime pay while drivers over-15 ton vehicles worked 12.4 overtit hours and earned £10.20 overtime pay. Or time pay as a percentage of total pay w 17.1 and 28.1 per cent respectively.
IDS stresses the point that if El regulations are introduced many transpi and personnel managers will be faced witE cut in driving hours but will find it hard reduce earnings. The introduction payment by results schemes to replace t industry's exceptionally long overtir working will ease the problem of 1976.
The IDS survey gives details of pay a incentive schemes operating in sev companies: C. Alexander and Partm (Transport) Ltd, Cadbury Ltd, Land Brick Co Ltd, London Carriers, SPD L Whitbread (Scotland) Ltd and V Petroleum Ltd.
Incomes Data Services are independent research and informati organization specializing in industr relations, and particularly in the pay fie This is the first time the company t produced a special report on Drivers' P but agreements covering drivers, maint, ance and, yard staff are reported regula as agreements are reached.