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craigd
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Posted: Sun Sep 28, 2008 7:17 pm
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Momentum has just recently advertised for loco drivers in NSW (and at least one other state) offering a pay rate of $40.40 per hour. That's very likely a casual rate so no sick pay, no annual leave, etc. but good $$ (so it balances out).
Also saw an ad from Interail wanting more crews in Sydney again.
Craig.
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Termite
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Posted: Mon Sep 29, 2008 7:44 am
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Craig,
Momentum advertised in Sunday weeks Sunday Telegraph for drivers in the Pilbara for FMG. There was a start date given and applicants had to be available to start that date.
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Tim
Say what you want about me, I don't lose sleep at night worried what you're thinking....
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nutbagg
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Posted: Tue Sep 30, 2008 3:52 am
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Not to bad, works out to be about 33 an hour as a permanent (at 20-23%casual loading) but still behind most other operators though. Considering skilled are looking for 100-150+ for the pilbara I wouldn't be fooled by the required start date though, I'd say its a ploy to get guys up there as quick as possible, seeing as they haven't been pushing start dates too hard before. Looks like the pressure is really starting to build in the west!
Mate, if that loco pulls as hard as you do, it'd move anything.
I'd still rather have an ALCo.
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craigd
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Posted: Tue Sep 30, 2008 10:42 pm
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| nutbagg wrote: | | Not to bad, works out to be about 33 an hour as a permanent (at 20-23%casual loading) but still behind most other operators though. Considering skilled are looking for 100-150+ for the pilbara I wouldn't be fooled by the required start date though, I'd say its a ploy to get guys up there as quick as possible, seeing as they haven't been pushing start dates too hard before. Looks like the pressure is really starting to build in the west! |
Yes I've been noticing that too - with the $$$ being offered there's a big surge of people (not just railway people) heading into the mining boom, and the mining companies can afford to pay what looks like really good money, and seem to be getting away with a lot of fiddling of working conditions and generally not looking after staff in the way they should be by masking it with raw dollars.
Craig.
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