Great !! Thanks a lot. So I'm
Guessing after the year mark we go up to £37k then stay on that for another year which will take us to the 2 year point and full pay.
From what I remember the 37K is after the first exam and as stated the pay increase is after successful completion of that exam. Not sure how long till you are driver pay. Would assume once training completed and on your own. So year?
Ah right , so are the exams at the 20 week point? I always thought it took 2 years to become a "qualified" driver and get the top whack even though we will be on our own from 1 year point. ?
That's still pretty decent
1st 5-6 month £26k per annum
After passing exams £37k (hopefully around the 6 month mark ) up untill qualified around 2 year point then £58k
Not sure at what point you really classified as qualified. Again I would assume that once you are out driving your train on your own you are qualified?!?!
Ok, I'm posting what I think people are going to want to know, anything else you'll have to ask.
Salary
Trainee Train Driver - £26,200
Trainee Train Driver, After completing Traction/Handing/Rules exam - £35,970
Driver Grade - £58,277
King's Cross Drivers - Extra £2,975 per annum.
Expected time from week 1 until passed as competent to drive under instruction - Approx 20 Weeks.
Salary is paid four weekly.
Holiday
As a Trainee Driver you are entitled to 30 days annual leave per year. 20 days of this is rostered into the training plan in one two week block and two one week blocks and is non negotiable. 10 days can be taken at your discretion and by prior agreement with the Operations Training Manager.
Holiday year is 1 Jan to 31 Dec.
Training
Classroom training is based in York, Practical handling is based at King's Cross. (Please note, that is what my contract states, your practical handling may be elsewhere)
You will be paid for any travelling for classroom based training excluding the first hour of travel. This will be paid as per your headline salary.
That's about it folks, the rest is pretty much standard.
I have received the email about the event on 18-4-17 also so i will meet some of you at that.
As for full salary for you trainee drivers, you will be on full money after 2 years from your start date.
After that period you are no longer classed as a high risk driver and classed as a "qualified" driver who is assessed and downloaded alot less than trainee's.
^Not true^
You'll be on full salary once you've completed all rules, traction training/hours and had your final assessment with a Driver Manager. Once this is done you're ready to work your first productive turn alone and then you're entitled to full salary.
The two year period you mention is a PQA period, and this commences from your first productive turn. It in no way affects your salary with VTEC or any other TOC apart from XC.
^Not true^
You'll be on full salary once you've completed all rules, traction training/hours and had your final assessment with a Driver Manager. Once this is done you're ready to work your first productive turn alone and then you're entitled to full salary.
The two year period you mention is a PQA period, and this commences from your first productive turn. It in no way affects your salary with VTEC or any other TOC apart from XC.
^Not true^
You'll be on full salary once you've completed all rules, traction training/hours and had your final assessment with a Driver Manager. Once this is done you're ready to work your first productive turn alone and then you're entitled to full salary.
The two year period you mention is a PQA period, and this commences from your first productive turn. It in no way affects your salary with VTEC or any other TOC apart from XC.
Saracen are you 100% about trainees going to full salary once qualified? I agree with choochoodriver most TOCs in your first year driving your wage is slightly less same with my TOC.
If you are right Saracen, I would be interested to see what VTEC will do with qualified drivers. From what I've seen with XC, Virgin West coast, First etc a qualified driver will start on roughly 48k, once they have core route and traction then say 53k then after 12 months of core route and traction full drivers salary.
What I'm getting at is, if the trainees go to full salary once qualified then I would expect qualified drivers to go to full salary after our 4-6 months training
Qualified drivers going to Virgin West Coast is in increments but I don't think it takes as long as XC, that was from looking at the job description from there recent recruitment drive for liverpool. As a qualified driver if i go to full pay straight away when I go to VTEC then great I for one won't be complaining. I'll find out when I go to York.
Qualified Drivers
Have any of you had anything to state that the job you have been offered is a qualified drivers position and not a trainee drivers job?
Of course,we have just had this years pay rise confirmed . 3.2 per cent effective from last Sunday.Takes basic to just over £60,000. So,if a trainee passes the course,that will be their rate once passed competent.We have had four at our place that got bumped off their course.It is not an easy course.
Qualifieds come in at £45/£46 thousand I think. Rising to full money after 12 weeks I believe
Of course,we have just had this years pay rise confirmed . 3.2 per cent effective from last Sunday.Takes basic to just over £60,000. So,if a trainee passes the course,that will be their rate once passed competent.We have had four at our place that got bumped off their course.It is not an easy course.
Qualifieds come in at £45/£46 thousand I think. Rising to full money after 12 weeks I believe
So in the first trainee course, 4 have already been let go? Wow. As I understood it all but one were internal candidates of which you'd think there would be some basic knowledge going in.
Any correspondence from Becky has said Qualified drivers or Ex Toc etc on the emails.
Again that doesn't answer the question its only stating what you currently are and not what your being offered