Advise please, If I take home £450 pw for 5 days starting at 5am finishing between 3 and 6pm, is the employer taking

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andreal
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Re: Advise please, If I take home £450 pw for 5 days starting at 5am finishing between 3 and 6pm, is the employer taking

Post by andreal »

Depends if you accepted on your own admission?
£450 a week might not suit some of those V8 £million pound a week, will be out of a job sooner than you because the business cannot sustain that level of expenditure drivers… but for some people it’s great!
Just think those Europeans people you all wanted rid off are probably on less than £450 a week but look after the lorry, do a good job and don’t expect to be blown off by the guvnor at the end of the week for spending 5 hours a day stuck in a Tesco RDC…
What works for some does and doesn’t work others
If your happy crack on if not find somewhere else
deyo7atec
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Re: Advise please, If I take home £450 pw for 5 days starting at 5am finishing between 3 and 6pm, is the employer taking

Post by deyo7atec »

andreal wrote: Thu Feb 29, 2024 2:00 pm Depends if you accepted on your own admission?
£450 a week might not suit some of those V8 £million pound a week, will be out of a job sooner than you because the business cannot sustain that level of expenditure drivers… but for some people it’s great!
Just think those Europeans people you all wanted rid off are probably on less than £450 a week but look after the lorry, do a good job and don’t expect to be blown off by the guvnor at the end of the week for spending 5 hours a day stuck in a Tesco RDC…
What works for some does and doesn’t work others
If your happy crack on if not find somewhere else
Yes or no would have done
Wyattan
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Re: Advise please, If I take home £450 pw for 5 days starting at 5am finishing between 3 and 6pm, is the employer taking

Post by Wyattan »

deyo7atec wrote: Thu Feb 29, 2024 2:24 pm
andreal wrote: Thu Feb 29, 2024 2:00 pm Depends if you accepted on your own admission?
£450 a week might not suit some of those V8 £million pound a week, will be out of a job sooner than you because the business cannot sustain that level of expenditure drivers… but for some people it’s great!
Just think those Europeans people you all wanted rid off are probably on less than £450 a week but look after the lorry, do a good job and don’t expect to be blown off by the guvnor at the end of the week for spending 5 hours a day stuck in a Tesco RDC…
What works for some does and doesn’t work others
If your happy crack on if not find somewhere else
Yes or no would have done
good answer though matey !!
JAshediaro
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Re: Advise please, If I take home £450 pw for 5 days starting at 5am finishing between 3 and 6pm, is the employer taking

Post by JAshediaro »

andreal wrote: Thu Feb 29, 2024 2:00 pm Depends if you accepted on your own admission?
£450 a week might not suit some of those V8 £million pound a week, will be out of a job sooner than you because the business cannot sustain that level of expenditure drivers… but for some people it’s great!
Just think those Europeans people you all wanted rid off are probably on less than £450 a week but look after the lorry, do a good job and don’t expect to be blown off by the guvnor at the end of the week for spending 5 hours a day stuck in a Tesco RDC…
What works for some does and doesn’t work others
If your happy crack on if not find somewhere else
European people?
andreal
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Re: Advise please, If I take home £450 pw for 5 days starting at 5am finishing between 3 and 6pm, is the employer taking

Post by andreal »

JAshediaro wrote: Thu Feb 29, 2024 2:27 pm
andreal wrote: Thu Feb 29, 2024 2:00 pm Depends if you accepted on your own admission?
£450 a week might not suit some of those V8 £million pound a week, will be out of a job sooner than you because the business cannot sustain that level of expenditure drivers… but for some people it’s great!
Just think those Europeans people you all wanted rid off are probably on less than £450 a week but look after the lorry, do a good job and don’t expect to be blown off by the guvnor at the end of the week for spending 5 hours a day stuck in a Tesco RDC…
What works for some does and doesn’t work others
If your happy crack on if not find somewhere else
European people?
yeah the ones every one moaned about you know who I’m talking about crikey this group used to moan about them stealing the jobs and keeping wages down and looking after their lorries and showing us English up lol 😂
mariumUK
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Re: Advise please, If I take home £450 pw for 5 days starting at 5am finishing between 3 and 6pm, is the employer taking

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That's way to much underpaid man
1969-samery
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Re: Advise please, If I take home £450 pw for 5 days starting at 5am finishing between 3 and 6pm, is the employer taking

Post by 1969-samery »

Get on the skips! Take home £850 a week for 11hrs. I do a bit extra and take over 1k a week.
Ry.Finnxi
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Re: Advise please, If I take home £450 pw for 5 days starting at 5am finishing between 3 and 6pm, is the employer taking

Post by Ry.Finnxi »

1969-samery wrote: Thu Feb 29, 2024 2:31 pm Get on the skips! Take home £850 a week for 11hrs. I do a bit extra and take over 1k a week.
take home for 11 hours? so 60k a year or 5 k a month driving skips before tax 🤔
1969-samery
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Re: Advise please, If I take home £450 pw for 5 days starting at 5am finishing between 3 and 6pm, is the employer taking

Post by 1969-samery »

Ry.Finnxi wrote: Thu Feb 29, 2024 2:33 pm
1969-samery wrote: Thu Feb 29, 2024 2:31 pm Get on the skips! Take home £850 a week for 11hrs. I do a bit extra and take over 1k a week.
take home for 11 hours? so 60k a year or 5 k a month driving skips before tax 🤔
pretty much mate! Should add you work every Saturday, 5 hours one sat and 3 the next.
greenmu
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Re: Advise please, If I take home £450 pw for 5 days starting at 5am finishing between 3 and 6pm, is the employer taking

Post by greenmu »

If you work more than 50hrs it’s less than legal minimum wage & therefore illegal. Work it out
natteer11
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Re: Advise please, If I take home £450 pw for 5 days starting at 5am finishing between 3 and 6pm, is the employer taking

Post by natteer11 »

greenmu wrote: Thu Feb 29, 2024 2:35 pm If you work more than 50hrs it’s less than legal minimum wage & therefore illegal. Work it out
if paid by the hour yes, if salaried there’s not much you can do about it
greenmu
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Re: Advise please, If I take home £450 pw for 5 days starting at 5am finishing between 3 and 6pm, is the employer taking

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natteer11 wrote: Thu Feb 29, 2024 2:35 pm
greenmu wrote: Thu Feb 29, 2024 2:35 pm If you work more than 50hrs it’s less than legal minimum wage & therefore illegal. Work it out
if paid by the hour yes, if salaried there’s not much you can do about it
of course you can! Simply divide salary by hours worked! If it’s less than NMW it’s illegal. Hourly paid or salaried makes no difference
ELMONELLi
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Re: Advise please, If I take home £450 pw for 5 days starting at 5am finishing between 3 and 6pm, is the employer taking

Post by ELMONELLi »

natteer11 wrote: Thu Feb 29, 2024 2:35 pm
greenmu wrote: Thu Feb 29, 2024 2:35 pm If you work more than 50hrs it’s less than legal minimum wage & therefore illegal. Work it out
if paid by the hour yes, if salaried there’s not much you can do about it
you definitely can do something about it
mitPhoenix
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Re: Advise please, If I take home £450 pw for 5 days starting at 5am finishing between 3 and 6pm, is the employer taking

Post by mitPhoenix »

Yes, I start at 7am contracted to 4:15pm and I get just over 500. More if I do overtime. My jobs great and I like the work. Good balance so I'm ok with it.
Middlene
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Re: Advise please, If I take home £450 pw for 5 days starting at 5am finishing between 3 and 6pm, is the employer taking

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Only if you finish closer to 3pm every day.
Andquan
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Re: Advise please, If I take home £450 pw for 5 days starting at 5am finishing between 3 and 6pm, is the employer taking

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are you happy with that?? forget what the 1k a week lads say
nes-yellow
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Re: Advise please, If I take home £450 pw for 5 days starting at 5am finishing between 3 and 6pm, is the employer taking

Post by nes-yellow »

Yes!
Should be 550-600 depending on decent employer
joycent
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Re: Advise please, If I take home £450 pw for 5 days starting at 5am finishing between 3 and 6pm, is the employer taking

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I use to just clear that working for the ambulance service doing 5 12hr night only by a few penny's and I'm not joking
AshGrim
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Re: Advise please, If I take home £450 pw for 5 days starting at 5am finishing between 3 and 6pm, is the employer taking

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I take home £453pw and I work 6-2ish. Meant to be till 3 but it’s task and knock 👍🏻
Fer2lancis
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Re: Advise please, If I take home £450 pw for 5 days starting at 5am finishing between 3 and 6pm, is the employer taking

Post by Fer2lancis »

mowleyFunn wrote: Thu Feb 29, 2024 2:46 pm That's good money
yes, if you don t pay the bills
Owny.Jrend
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Re: Advise please, If I take home £450 pw for 5 days starting at 5am finishing between 3 and 6pm, is the employer taking

Post by Owny.Jrend »

If you're happy in your work and can live of that money then do it if not ask for more or find something else
tommi-flow
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Re: Advise please, If I take home £450 pw for 5 days starting at 5am finishing between 3 and 6pm, is the employer taking

Post by tommi-flow »

With the cost of living these days, dunno how anyone can have a decent lifestyle only taking that home…😞
chrareryx-Up
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Re: Advise please, If I take home £450 pw for 5 days starting at 5am finishing between 3 and 6pm, is the employer taking

Post by chrareryx-Up »

Nice general average of £9 per hour stobart money that lol.. based on a couple of 6pm and 3pm finishes 50hr week.... obviously not including and perks or bonuses etc... but sometimes it's more about the quality of life and happiness and if you can afford and enjoy your job dont worry... of you need the cash get outta there fast
1970.taddy
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Re: Advise please, If I take home £450 pw for 5 days starting at 5am finishing between 3 and 6pm, is the employer taking

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If your happy in your job what does it matter, as long as you can get by on the salary
Joiquard
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Re: Advise please, If I take home £450 pw for 5 days starting at 5am finishing between 3 and 6pm, is the employer taking

Post by Joiquard »

How would the employer take the piss, you agree to the hours, you agree to the pay.
andKKingoo
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Re: Advise please, If I take home £450 pw for 5 days starting at 5am finishing between 3 and 6pm, is the employer taking

Post by andKKingoo »

Joiquard wrote: Thu Feb 29, 2024 2:56 pm How would the employer take the piss, you agree to the hours, you agree to the pay.
maybe he's skimming something else off the top 🤣
Cartexto
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Re: Advise please, If I take home £450 pw for 5 days starting at 5am finishing between 3 and 6pm, is the employer taking

Post by Cartexto »

I think they are taking more than that.
Qui5ncle
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Re: Advise please, If I take home £450 pw for 5 days starting at 5am finishing between 3 and 6pm, is the employer taking

Post by Qui5ncle »

# 1 taxs
# 2 the employer is paying what you accept..
#3 if you don't like it move on
lipp+mega
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Re: Advise please, If I take home £450 pw for 5 days starting at 5am finishing between 3 and 6pm, is the employer taking

Post by lipp+mega »

For 20 years I drove for a blue chip company with overtime and shift premiums. I was earning £44000 at the end the most I earned in a year was £54000 (same company).
The money is out there but you’ll have to work for it.
chillon
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Re: Advise please, If I take home £450 pw for 5 days starting at 5am finishing between 3 and 6pm, is the employer taking

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Take home of £450 a week was what I was earning 12 years ago doing containers out of Felixstowe on a 60/65 hr week.
Paul+Mister
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Re: Advise please, If I take home £450 pw for 5 days starting at 5am finishing between 3 and 6pm, is the employer taking

Post by Paul+Mister »

If you join an agency you get so much more.
£20 plus an hour.
8 hours guaranteed a day plus over time.
Just gotta find the right place.
1594.larky
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Re: Advise please, If I take home £450 pw for 5 days starting at 5am finishing between 3 and 6pm, is the employer taking

Post by 1594.larky »

I take £450 home for only 4 days (43hrs) and my max shift is 11.5hrs ...if I work a 5th day it's normally double time
andymann.Xan
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Re: Advise please, If I take home £450 pw for 5 days starting at 5am finishing between 3 and 6pm, is the employer taking

Post by andymann.Xan »

That's a bloody good wage, wtf are you complaining about?
sallemia
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Re: Advise please, If I take home £450 pw for 5 days starting at 5am finishing between 3 and 6pm, is the employer taking

Post by sallemia »

You can earn more than that driving a van
haratJJuz
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Re: Advise please, If I take home £450 pw for 5 days starting at 5am finishing between 3 and 6pm, is the employer taking

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Take home £725 a week based on 5 days 50 hour…I would look around👍
JASONESSI
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Re: Advise please, If I take home £450 pw for 5 days starting at 5am finishing between 3 and 6pm, is the employer taking

Post by JASONESSI »

Yep there taking the piss if I started at 5am for that money I would want to be at home with my feet up by 1pm minimum every day but give the agency global a call pays is good and no weekend for me
andsis
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£840 for 60 hours over 5 days £30 night out (taxed) £10 food (untaxed) on GH breaks not deducted. I consider it acceptable but less than 60 and it would be crap.
DriffChamp
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Re: Advise please, If I take home £450 pw for 5 days starting at 5am finishing between 3 and 6pm, is the employer taking

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No need to accept that at the moment, it's a seller's market for people with our skills.
Hawell6ak
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Re: Advise please, If I take home £450 pw for 5 days starting at 5am finishing between 3 and 6pm, is the employer taking

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Yep I bring home 575 a week 5day week start at 4 home at half 11
H3illecad
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Re: Advise please, If I take home £450 pw for 5 days starting at 5am finishing between 3 and 6pm, is the employer taking

Post by H3illecad »

What you need to work out is what your gross is what tax entitlement your receiving and then make sure its the job you want ,, you must of chose it for a reason ??
1971_pundao
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If you like the job and enjoy what you do, then it ain’t all about the money
wheel
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Post by wheel »

Grin8top wrote: Thu Feb 29, 2024 3:23 pm £200 a day plus night out
only for the crème de la crème that is mate 😉😂
Yrownse
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Grin8top wrote: Thu Feb 29, 2024 3:23 pm £200 a day plus night out
£250 day home every night 😎 royal mail
Yrownse
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£9ph hourly rate around £11.50 not good time for new job
JimPac8
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Re: Advise please, If I take home £450 pw for 5 days starting at 5am finishing between 3 and 6pm, is the employer taking

Post by JimPac8 »

Deffo bud..I take it that's rigid money your on..5 am..start..until 2 pm pm..max..that's 9 hrs a day after a hours break taken off...that's wages 8 monthes ago...depends where in the country you are ??..agency's are paying min £16.50 for rigids on day rate ..ot up to £21 pH..more on artics...he's working you bud..move on..
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ryanman
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Ignore all the people saying yes, those are the people who probably work to chase money and do a lot longer hours in the process. Spending days on end away from home. You have to weigh it up! Are you home every night? Driving aside, is your job really that hard and do you feel the job itself is worth more pay or are YOU worth more as a driver? Are you left alone on a days work to get on with it or are you pestered, hounded and pushed and pushed to meet certain job criteria 🤷‍♂️ if you have an absolutely plain sailing day, no stress and enjoy your work/life balance… I wouldn’t have said it’s taking the piss really because you get much more than a lot of drivers do… and that’s quality home life with family and friends, and that mate… Money can’t buy. 💪 🙂
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