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<blockquote data-quote="CBUK" data-source="post: 351126" data-attributes="member: 10491">Pay for drivers is nowhwere near comparable in the U.K although compared to other similar companies ie DHL Fed Ex etc we get a better rate. We also have to work a lot harder.&nbsp;We used to have a bonus system based on planned day productivity and it was revoked on a Union vote when negotiating a new pay deal for the operations employees.&nbsp;Five years ago I was earning more than I earn today but I was working longer hours and suffering to get the job done. The suffering was worth the £800 GBP I was earning in bonus pay on top of my take home pay. &nbsp;It was however a little unfair on other drivers who were working rural routes and unable to hit plan day targets set by the centre. We had 2 time study teams in our centre in the last 10 years but I dont believe that they get to see enough in the short time they are there. It was good to here from my Centre Manager at the time that the time study guy that rode with me said I was one of the best methods drivers he had ever been out with.&nbsp;I can guarentee any drivers with airbases to deliver to would not be bonus earners. I have in my time delivered to U.S bases in the U.K namely Lakenheath, Mildenhall and Alconbury and they are all very difficult to get into without a permament pass which can take up to 6 months to acquire.&nbsp;I was unlucky to get sent to Lakenheath on Sept 12th 2001 when the place was fully locked down and nobody was getting in or out.&nbsp;Since UPS accquired Lynx and integration has taken place I feel that I am earning a fair days pay for a fair days work. I&#039;ve said it elsewhwere but many new starters here dont know they are born and we are definatley in a transitional period in the U.K. &nbsp;Things will get a lot harder and I hope the Union will be able to negotiate a decent pay rise. I dont know much about the Union but they dont hold much weight at my centre and they are nowhere near what you appear to have in the U.S.A. &nbsp;Someone better informed might shed some more light on that one.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="CBUK, post: 351126, member: 10491"] Pay for drivers is nowhwere near comparable in the U.K although compared to other similar companies ie DHL Fed Ex etc we get a better rate. We also have to work a lot harder. We used to have a bonus system based on planned day productivity and it was revoked on a Union vote when negotiating a new pay deal for the operations employees. Five years ago I was earning more than I earn today but I was working longer hours and suffering to get the job done. The suffering was worth the £800 GBP I was earning in bonus pay on top of my take home pay. It was however a little unfair on other drivers who were working rural routes and unable to hit plan day targets set by the centre. We had 2 time study teams in our centre in the last 10 years but I dont believe that they get to see enough in the short time they are there. It was good to here from my Centre Manager at the time that the time study guy that rode with me said I was one of the best methods drivers he had ever been out with. I can guarentee any drivers with airbases to deliver to would not be bonus earners. I have in my time delivered to U.S bases in the U.K namely Lakenheath, Mildenhall and Alconbury and they are all very difficult to get into without a permament pass which can take up to 6 months to acquire. I was unlucky to get sent to Lakenheath on Sept 12th 2001 when the place was fully locked down and nobody was getting in or out. Since UPS accquired Lynx and integration has taken place I feel that I am earning a fair days pay for a fair days work. I've said it elsewhwere but many new starters here dont know they are born and we are definatley in a transitional period in the U.K. Things will get a lot harder and I hope the Union will be able to negotiate a decent pay rise. I dont know much about the Union but they dont hold much weight at my centre and they are nowhere near what you appear to have in the U.S.A. Someone better informed might shed some more light on that one. [/QUOTE]

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