Re: Drivers massive pay rise

["Dave Proctor" <daproc@spambait.ozemail.com.au>]

<james_shugg@my-deja.com> wrote in message
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> In article <399F2220.C14EC179@ozemail.com.au>,
>   trainman@ozemail.com.au wrote:
>
> > I would be interested to see how much train drivers from all over the
> world get
> > paid.
> >
>
> Tube drivers here in London are on £25k, according to recent media
> reports.  That works out at A$65000, but remember costs here are much
> higher too.

Is that including the "London Allowance" that a lot of people are paid for
working in London?

> Average earnings in the UK are around £17k, although they would be a
> little higher in London.

So, based on that, a train driver gets around 1.5 times average weekly
earnings.

What is the current Australian average weekly earnings?
--
Dave

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