Re: Drivers massive pay rise

[james_shugg@my-deja.com]

Yes, the London allowance is included in the £25k.

Australian average weekly earnings are A$784, so that makes about $40k
per year.

Ciao

James



In article <huPn5.266780$t91.2753457@news4.giganews.com>,
  "Dave Proctor" <daproc@spambait.ozemail.com.au> wrote:
> <james_shugg@my-deja.com> wrote in message
> 8nof00$7oh$1@nnrp1.deja.com">news:8nof00$7oh$1@nnrp1.deja.com...
> > 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
>
> Studies have shown that if your parents did not have any children, you
> probably won't either.
>
>


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