Paul Corfield wrote:
On Tue, 11 Jan 2005 20:54:55 -0000, "Bored Of The Rings"
wrote:

How much do LUL staff get paid? Is it a salaried wage or is it based
on
hours worked?

Depends on the job - there are loads of different jobs and grades and
associated conditions. You need to decide what it is you would like
to
do and then more information could be provided.

Im guessing bank holidays are compusalsary right?

As above - it depends on what you are doing. Front line staff as well
as
some support staff are rostered to work on Bank Holidays.

Also what is the turnover of staff like?

Variable. There are a lot of "old timers" who have been with the
company
for many years - this is partly as a result of the old London
Transport
approach to the workforce which tended to encourage people to stay.
It's
also a good place to work in many respects so people actually want to
stay. The latest edition of the staff magazine had some articles
from
people who've recently retired - one lady had put in 40 years service
with LT / LU while between 25 and 30 is not untypical.

In some grades there is more turnover and that simply reflects the
fact
that for certain areas salaries are not competitive and you can earn
far
more by moving to the private sector - TOCs, Network Rail or
consultancy. Skill shortages such as signalling engineers or similar
can also cause problems in recruitment and retention.

I guess being sworn at and spat at when there is a problem puts a
lot of
staff off the job??

While it would be wrong to say that there is not a problem with staff
being verbally or physically assaulted I do think it is sometimes
overstated. Yes the job on the front line can be stressful and
confrontational but there are millions of trips every week where the
staff and passenger relationship is absolutely fine and passes
without
incident. In any job dealing with the public it takes one horrible
person to **** you off and one nice person to make you feel happy
again.

Oh and for us office dwellers we get our own share of stress and
pressure.
--
Paul C


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