Northern driver (West side) salary

[Firefly83]

Hi all. Hoping someone could give me some guidance. I’m looking to see what the salary is for Northern when your start out as a trainee driver and what each annual increment is. Also is the annual increment a guaranteed? Thanks for any advice.

 

[Moonshot]

Hi all. Hoping someone could give me some guidance. I’m looking to see what the salary is for Northern when your start out as a trainee driver and what each annual increment is. Also is the annual increment a guaranteed? Thanks for any advice.

Have you landed a job as a trainee driver?

 

[Firefly83]

Yeah I recently found out I passed the psychometrics and MMI and have been offered a position subject to medical.

 

[NorthernTech]

Congratulations, where are you going to be working?

 

[Moonshot]

Good stuff. Your formal offer will contain the details of how the salary upgrades work from starting as a trainee to finally passed out as a driver.

 

[Firefly83]

Ok thank you. I will be posted at Victoria

 

[Moonshot]

Ok thank you. I will be posted at Victoria

Good luck......you will enjoy it. By the time you actually get to pass out from training, the base salary should be a bit more than £54500. Sundays are also outside the working week as it stands now, so you will get paid overtime for working them.

 

[Firefly83]

Thank you. That sounds great. Can’t wait to get started.

 

[Aivilo]

From memory first year 21700 after one 43400 then 47000 then full whack (currently 54500) give me a shout if you need anything

 

[Firefly83]

From memory first year 21700 after one 43400 then 47000 then full whack (currently 54500) give me a shout if you need anything

Appreciate it. Thank you

 

[SVDW995]

Manchester Stations

Salary details:

£22,634 per annum during training - approx 12 months

Rising to £43,198 in Year 1

Rising to £47,413 in Year 2

Rising to £54,500 in Year 3 onwards.

Pretty sure they are guaranteed incremental rises, tied with time served i.e. salary with rise in year 1 even if you haven’t passed out within 12 months of starting. Someone shout me down if I’m wrong.

 

[SeanW90]

Are you starting training next month?

 

[Firefly83]

Manchester Stations

Salary details:

£22,634 per annum during training - approx 12 months

Rising to £43,198 in Year 1

Rising to £47,413 in Year 2

Rising to £54,500 in Year 3 onwards.

Pretty sure they are guaranteed incremental rises, tied with time served i.e. salary with rise in year 1 even if you haven’t passed out within 12 months of starting. Someone shout me down if I’m wrong.

Nice one cheers

Are you starting training next month?

September I’ll be starting. How many courses do Northern run? I’ve heard of a course starting in August, September and November.

 

[Efini92]

Manchester Stations

Salary details:

£22,634 per annum during training - approx 12 months

Rising to £43,198 in Year 1

Rising to £47,413 in Year 2

Rising to £54,500 in Year 3 onwards.

Pretty sure they are guaranteed incremental rises, tied with time served i.e. salary with rise in year 1 even if you haven’t passed out within 12 months of starting. Someone shout me down if I’m wrong.

The only exception being if you fail the passout.

 

[SVDW995]

Nice one cheers


September I’ll be starting. How many courses do Northern run? I’ve heard of a course starting in August, September and November.

They had one in May too. Not sure if any before that, but that’s a fair few this year.

The only exception being if you fail the passout.

God forbid

 

[Efini92]

They had one in May too. Not sure if any before that, but that’s a fair few this year.


God forbid

I only know of them implementing it once.

 

[SVDW995]

I only know of them implementing it once.

What happened? I’ve heard of union stepping in and advocating for the trainee before but not actually being kicked off :/

 

[Efini92]

What happened? I’ve heard of union stepping in and advocating for the trainee before but not actually being kicked off :/

There was a few where they tried to stop the money going up but ASLEF got their money put up.
This particular trainee failed the pass out so they stopped the money going up at the 12 month mark.

 

[SVDW995]

There was a few where they tried to stop the money going up but ASLEF got their money put up.
This particular trainee failed the pass out so they stopped the money going up at the 12 month mark.

Did they get another shot at passing out? Or was employment terminated?

 

[Efini92]

Did they get another shot at passing out? Or was employment terminated?

Yeah they went back to training school and had another two attempts.

 

[SVDW995]

Yeah they went back to training school and had another two attempts.

Hope they passed! Scary position to be in.

 

[Firefly83]

Hi. Can anyone shed any light on how long it takes for your medical results to come back. Just waiting on the drugs test Cheers

 

[SVDW995]

It was a week for me.

Hi. Can anyone shed any light on how long it takes for your medical results to come back. Just waiting on the drugs test Cheers

 

[Firefly83]

It was a week for me.

Cheers.