Pineapplespike
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Have you it's starting in York had any details about where we are staying, directions of where to go and when to arrive?
Does anyone know how much signalers are on?
Basic salaries range from c£24K for a Grade 1, to c£45K for a Grade 10.
So what is the significance of the grades? What sort of responsibilities would a grade 5 have that a grade 1 wouldn't. Is it based on skills and responsibilities or is it partly based on years spent in a particular post?
Grade is based ENTIRELY on the the box. Each box/panel/workstation has a grade, and all signallers that work that box/panel/workstation get that grade. If a signaller works multiple box/panel/workstations, they are paid the highest grade available.
The salaries mentioned above do not include shift allowances and sundays. If the box/panel/workstation has nights and weekends (most do) then expect to earn 10-20% more on average, and much more if overtime is your thing. I made 33% extra last year on my salary, in overtime and sundays.
Grades in general come from volume of traffic.
Does anyone know how much signalers are on?
Interesting. Just out of interest do boxes or posts ever get regraded? If you're working somewhere where there is an increase of traffic for instance.
I'm currently working for a local council and the thought of possibly working for an employer that isn't having their budget continuously cut from one year to the next is extremely appealing
Yes. Sometimes this is pretty automatic, after major resignalling works for instance, but sometimes it has to be analysed and fought for by the signallers themselves. We're currently looking at asking for an upgrade ourselves.
Good luck! a couple of panels at our place are currently going for it, and the things get you the points towards your grade are rather silly IMO, near enough making it impossible to get a 9.
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Good luck! a couple of panels at our place are currently going for it, and the things get you the points towards your grade are rather silly IMO, near enough making it impossible to get a 9.
Funnily enough, we had various issues with the hotel that they were using for our course (Novotel). They were certainly threatening to switch the contract to the allegedly better Jury's Inn halfway through our course, and I'm sure that they did put those on subsequent courses in there. It's a funny old world!My class bonded over the various 'issues' with the hotel being used at the time (Jury's Inn, Leeds). Clearly we weren't the only complainants as the contract was switched to the (better) Novotel halfway through our course
I'm sure you won't be disappointed! It's quite intense at times, but good fun too. We really stuck together as a group, went through things together in the evening (and at the dinner table, but don't "borrow" the bell from reception to practice ringing bell signals over dinner because they don't seem to appreciate that!!) and occasionally went out for a quiet (and sensible!) drink or two in the evening.Thanks tomnick I'm ever so excited x
Funnily enough, we had various issues with the hotel that they were using for our course (Novotel). They were certainly threatening to switch the contract to the allegedly better Jury's Inn halfway through our course, and I'm sure that they did put those on subsequent courses in there. It's a funny old world!
We did an analysis of train movements per shift per panel.