Originally Posted by
Exrigger
Off topic but ZH875 your comment: If we are paid 24/7, why are the government allowed to pay us well below the minimum wage, as only a Level 4 Major and above are paid a legal wage.
If you work 12 hour shifts, 7 days a week, 52 weeks in the year at minimum wage (5.35 for 22 years old an above) you will earn £23,348 every one from a Level 1 Cpl up wards gets more than this.
For those 18 - 22 this equates to £19,491 which equates to JT/SAC level 7 up.
I agree, but that is not 24/7 that is 12/7 which is a bit different, and lowers the wage up to OR levels.
Maybe, if the RAF had set a standard, then provided the time to achieve it, people would not be complaining. No time off when the flying plan is stretched to the limit, and the groundcrew leaned,
When I was on 12hr shifts at the Wilts airbase, my 12hrs was actually 13+, due to Handover/Takeover briefs, and there was no way that I was going to turn that into a 14+ hour day just to add to the menial statistics.
PN, I am sure the new levels have been set, the TOEU has a copy on their groundies notice board.