My actual base salary is 35.5k but because I get a non pensionable suppliment and London weighting it's actually 39.5k as salary. The rest I earn in weekends, on call, sales, OT and rest day servicing.
That's on the current contract, so you can see why we are fighting for it.
The new one takes away the non pensionable suppliment and London weighting. Also the rates of pay for the extras is massively reduced. We will also be doing 3hrs extra a week and have a new performance metric we have to hit or else we loose out on pay and holiday.
Also the sick pay and holiday is being changed for the worse. All in all not worth being there anymore. I've seen jobs online for independent firms offering better.
It's a shame because I've had 10 good years, you get the occasional *******, but it's easy money once your in, almost impossible to get rid of you...well until now.
don’t underestimate the value of the employers pension contribution either