Great post.26l34 wrote:Having started at RM via Angard in January having been with another parcel delivery firm (and having worked on an off as a casual for RM for many years) I'd say norm's right. So much of the sorting and scanning at my old place was automated and pretty much everyone earned minimum wage, even on nights. My mail centre's primitive in comparison when it comes to parcels, generally it hasn't changed much in a decade, and even casuals like me are on a good wage once we've done 12 weeks. Rather than blame the union and engage in a race to the bottom though I'd like to see government introduce a genuine living wage and hit companies that exploit the use of zero hours contracts which would force up wages at the competition and create a more level playing field for RM to compete on.
