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    Railway pension

    As others have said there is a percentage based reduction for every year you take the pension early set out in your scheme rules . Worth knowing and planning for if you are young enough to think about these things , even considering paying into brass if you know you want to go early .
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    ASLEF strikes 5th-8th April weekend

    It doesn't always accomplish the job tbf , I know at least 1 toc that does not have spare coverage for its sundays . The only booked sundays are actual driving turns and as far as I remember ferry turns . So you still end up with uncovered turns because drivers with booked sundays are off...
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    Avanti West Coast Cancellations

    I can think of many TOC's where for many years the percentage rise has been the same for drivers as it has been for all other non management grades . Bar those on lower pay actually who usually get an uplift of a set value often called an underpin . Indeed at some TOC's non management grade pay...
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    Avanti West Coast Cancellations

    Some at the higher end of the grading structure in operations at network rail have fairly generous OT enhancements . Of course the RMT doesn't sanction RDW at any employers AFAIK in the same way ASLEF does so their ability to negotiate RDW agreements is somewhat different . But the post of...
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    Avanti West Coast Cancellations

    *Tongue in cheek * Theyll probably get the franchise stripped on the 28th , government say we can't get out of any expensive deals struck(with our say so ) but we will take all the credit for increased perforamnce 1711322555 You clearly haven't been keeping in tune with what has been happening...
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    ASLEF strikes 5th-8th April weekend

    This ridiculous proposition that this is the final deal so put it to the members was put to the RMT at both NWR and the TOC's . Yet with further industrial action , and the humiliation over ticket office closures new deals were made without anything having been put to members . Precisely this ...
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    ASLEF strikes 5th-8th April weekend

    Didn't Grant Shapps suggest this right at the start of the dispute with the RMT , and by my recollection it was actually Senior figures at a number of TOC's that reacted in horror . This would still only be a drop in the ocean in terms of ability to deliver train services dependant on TOC's and...
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    Railway pension

    Different sections of the scheme have slightly different rules for taking your pension and brass funds at retirement, one of the biggest for example is how network rail scheme members take their brass funds post 2009 . Without knowing what section you are in in it would be difficult to give any...
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    A career as a signaller

    Absolutely correct , my mistake
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    A career as a signaller

    Resident signallers get +10% for hours between 22:00 & 06:00 +50% for any hours worked on a Sunday +25% for any rest day worked Relief signallers who cover more than one signalbox , or more than one workstation / panel at a multi staffed location will get a Flex Premium which is 4%,18%,24% or...
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    A career as a signaller

    If not already familiar with then learn the nato phonetic alphabet . You will be using it every day both at training and as a signaller regardless of where you end up working . Some people try and learn the bell codes as well assuming you are doing Absolute Block IST . Personally I found I...
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    RMT Industrial Action Update to members

    I don't think anybody in the indusry really thinks that a Labour government is a silver bullet that is going to resolve all the issues currently at play But its clear that there is now a significant amount of bad faith and distrust on both sides , and an unwillingness for serious negotiations ...
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    Are there any train drivers earning £100k or more?

    Not sure about your position or anything , but I wouldn't predicate any plans on the basis of "earning potential" Seen that go wrong many a time ...
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    Are there any train drivers earning £100k or more?

    Generally if its new traction courses then they can be 5 days plus in length so with most shift patterns those on the course and delivering will have to work some rest days , and the "drivers" delivering the course are instructors so already on a slightly higher rate of pay . If its something...
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    A career as a signaller

    As far as I am aware no , I know the recruitment process has changed recently but my understanding its the pre assessment centre stages that are different . Good luck
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    A career as a signaller

    Someone I know has just been recently invited to an "assessment centre" on a set date, they were also emailed a link to complete a scenario based assessment . Unless its changed the scenario assessment is you recording your response to a given scenario . My advice would be think before you...
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    RMT Industrial Action Update to members

    Fair comment , they are there to persuade not prevent . Although I guess if they have successfully persuaded someone they have prevented them from going to work .- post edited to reflect the persuade not prevent If the workers that are persuaded from not going into work are not in a bargaining...
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    RMT Industrial Action Update to members

    I can think of instances when picketing has legitimately and peacefully persuaded members of another union in the same grades going to work on an RMT strike day , ultimately the aim of picketing is to persuade people from going into work . The effectiveness of which could then have some bearing...
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    RMT Industrial Action Update to members

    Personally I think they know precisely what they are doing proposing changes like that to sick pay knowing they would never in a million years be accepted . When I worked for a TOC you could only self certify for 7 days (14 during covid) . After that you needed a sick note from your GP ...
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    Does the location of some depots detract from the running of the railway?

    For sure the locations and sizes of some depots does define the operations , that isn't to say things don't also change sometimes with new depots being opened or work significantly shifted . Some depots of course historically have also had big cards/decent work variety . It isn't just the...

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