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    GBRf - Trainee Train Managers - W.Mids/Peterborough/Didcot (16/11/24)

    With RDW overtime you can chose, but once chosen you cant change till the next contract year. Overtime above year end contract are paid the month after the contract year ends. Contract year is either January-December or June-July.
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    GBRf - Trainee Train Managers - W.Mids/Peterborough/Didcot (16/11/24)

    Agreed Not quite that bad unless you are perhaps at a seasonal or SCO based depot which has less WTT work and more reliant on customer requirements. With a few caveats you cant be days/earlies Monday and Tuesday and then nights Wednesday and Thursday. Likewise you cant be nights Monday and...
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    Xmas Day & Boxing Day Rostering and Pay

    Those T&Cs make no mention of enhanced pay AND a day off in lieu. But as above, you’ll need to speak to your own people as no one here will know your specifics.
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    Network rail staff now get priv travel

    How much is the benefit in kind tax for this sort of thing?
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    Women freight drivers

    Go as and when they need to.
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    Should I switch to freight?!

    I'd say its a good thing. If you meet the contract early it gives you a chance to either have the rest of the year off or work days that would have been work days as overtime.
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    Should I switch to freight?!

    As above, GB do.
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    Strike pay - Deduction and addition?

    Surely your best option is to speak to your payroll department?
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    GBRF

    Yeah ok :rolleyes:
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    Ishihara

    There are literally scores of results if you Google it. 1653855838
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    GBRf - Some questions about terms and conditions

    It was 8 floating days until this year…but have extra rostered week to compensate. Not sure why the change or how it got through because staff were never consulted. Banking rest days is not an official policy but it has been done from time to time .
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    GBRf - Some questions about terms and conditions

    Wons, Pons, company notices, rulebooks, rosters, email, forms, assessments, Tops, timetable advisory etc plus the normal non business related tablet uses.
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    GBRf - Some questions about terms and conditions

    5 weeks rostered + 6 floating days Shift pattens depend where you are and what contract you are on T&C..not much
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    GBRF - Trainee Train Driver - Peterborough 23/02/22

    They have offered trainee roles for a great number of years. However its only the last 4 or so years that it has been opened up to external trainees, mainly due to rapid business expansion and wavering interest from within....that and there isn't quite as many wanting to come over than there...
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    Metrolink salary and hours

    Clearly the idiot didn't understand what the "T" stood for.
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    How frequent are drug + alcohol tests for drivers?

    Giving notice for a random is insane and not within the spirit of what the test is there for!
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    Shunter Driver Interview

    Depends on the company and what exactly "shunter driver" entails. Which company is it?
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    GB railfreight driver

    The hotels are paid by the company. Part of the 15k is for the lodging allowance and food/dinner.

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