I did think it was ironic they advertise toilet rolls on the front page, considering how much s*** the Sun comes out with.It's called a technology payment. Like in many jobs, if you increase your skillset then you are rewarded for that. However this has all happened (at my TOC at least) many years ago, and we did get a small payment for agreeing to learn and maintain the new technology. This is nothing new, just sounds like a desperate paper, desperate to anger the increasingly dwindling right wing element of society.
But does seem silly to expect someone to be paid extra for carrying around less, to get same or more info.
It's called a technology payment. Like in many jobs, if you increase your skillset then you are rewarded for that. However this has all happened (at my TOC at least) many years ago, and we did get a small payment for agreeing to learn and maintain the new technology. This is nothing new, just sounds like a desperate paper, desperate to anger the increasingly dwindling right wing element of society.
You can already get the electricity used for business reimbursed (in same way as cost of business phone calls on personal phone), by entering it in box 18 on self assessment form. Another common one is if you have any work clothes with logo, and you wash them, in your washing machine claim tax allowance for laundry too.What sort of payment are they looking for? If it’s to cover electricity for charging then fair enough (unless you also use it for personal gains), but as tablets are a quality of life improvement compared to lugging around multiple physical items this is not a battle I’d personally pick/support.
Surely a Train Driver would prefer them in paper form if the train broke down. The iPad can run out of battery or simply crash. A good old paper book cantThere are number of other jobs where tablet is preferred to carrying multiple books with all the rules, fault finding, back up information etc.
Not to mention multiple supplements and late notices too. Which all adds to weight and space in work bag
But does seem silly to expect someone to be paid extra for carrying around less, to get same or more info.
As well as the fact they can't be switched on in the cab........Surely a Train Driver would prefer them in paper form if the train broke down. The iPad can run out of battery or simply crash. A good old paper book cant
As well as the fact they can't be switched on in the cab........
My last two companies simply used us PDF files to save onto the iPad. While not a full fault finding app, it does however mean you can search keywords and carry much more detailed information than you would be able to in printed format because of said search facility.Surely a Train Driver would prefer them in paper form if the train broke down. The iPad can run out of battery or simply crash. A good old paper book cant
They can be, it's all down to the company involved.As well as the fact they can't be switched on in the cab........
Only for certain roles. Signallers, for example, have never had technology payments. When GSM-R was introduced my local TOC paid it's drivers a four figure sum each but Network Rail didn't give its signallers anything at all, they just installed the terminals and told them to get on with it.Technology payments are simply a long standing convention within the industry.
Agreed. Also note that the headline uses "iPad" but the text reads "iPad style". This is designed to instill anger in the reader.Simple advice: Dont read the Sun.
( this seems like a standard jealousy/divide story - don't be used to further the agenda of others)
Similar rubbish in the Mail this morning - as to be expected; usual greedy overpaid train drivers stuff.It's called a technology payment. Like in many jobs, if you increase your skillset then you are rewarded for that. However this has all happened (at my TOC at least) many years ago, and we did get a small payment for agreeing to learn and maintain the new technology. This is nothing new, just sounds like a desperate paper, desperate to anger the increasingly dwindling right wing element of society.
STRIKING train drivers are demanding even more pay for using iPad style tablets at work. The devices notify drivers of speed limits and safety checks on routes. But militant union chiefs from Aslef say it goes beyond the normal working practices of its members, who usually rely on noticeboards. Around 1,500 tablets are waiting in a warehouse. But they will not be sent out until the deal has been settled. Aslef has already infuriated passengers by refusing to budge on strike action despite an offer that would take train drivers’ average salary up to £65,000 for a four-day week. Transport Secretary Mark Harper slammed the union last night saying: “Aslef continue to stand in the way of vital reforms needed to safeguard the future of the railways.” Yesterday Northern and TransPennine Express drivers walked out in the long-running pay dispute. It came after Southeastern and Thameslink services were hit on Tuesday. An overtime ban is also in place. Aslef boss Mick Whelan has warned that drivers could strike for a further 18 months to secure the pay deal they want. He said: “The Government created a strike situation. “We haven’t had a pay rise for five years. We didn’t seek one for two years of the pandemic, when inflation started going through the roof. “In year three, like every other sector, we sought a pay rise. The Government has decided that we’re not worth it. “The 16 private companies that we work for are making hundreds of millions of pounds.” PM Rishi Sunak has accused firebrand bosses of a “campaign of contempt” during the nine days of walkouts. He is furious at train-operating companies for not imposing new minimum service laws that would provide 40 per cent of services. Mr Sunak also called on Aslef to stop its act of “self-harm”. Ministers and train companies have so far reached agreements with the RMT, TSSA and Unite with only Aslef holding out. The strikes have hit the hospitality industry for £350million this week. Kate Nicholls, of UKHospitality, said: “January and February are already two of the quieter months for venues and this disruption will make it even more painful.”
This is also in The Daily Mail, The Times and The Express, so a few papers have run with it today.
Reading that I simply despair. How are papers allowed to present such one sided articles presented as fact. It's criminal.Here's the full article in all its, erm, glory (available on their website as well). It's basically a typical rant about strikes etc.:
Surely a Train Driver would prefer them in paper form if the train broke down. The iPad can run out of battery or simply crash. A good old paper book cant