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Do I think reps should be paid? Hmm, I would love to be. I claim payment if I have a meeting on a day off, if it is a company called meeting. Union business, never. My company foot the bill for travel for their meetings and my union do, if it is theirs.
However, if you start paying reps, you get reps who may be in it for the buck, rather than the role. You would also loose all credibility. I probably do more unpaid work than anybody else in my company (as I am not employed as a rep so the home hours put in are not because of my employed role), but that is my choice. I also can be voted out every two years.
So, no, I don't think you should be paid for the role of a rep, but I do think you should be paid for working a day off.
EDIT - Apology for the bit in red, right up my own bot bot and disrespectful to all that work in their own time.
Last edited by Litebulbs; 27th Jan 2011 at 22:25.