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Originally Posted by foreverwar
But posties aren't on the minimum wage, so I don't understand your premise? 
If you do a google on postmen's salaries, it tends to show that the average salary is approx £21700, which if you divide by 52*35 (weeks and hours in the week) gives £11.92 per hour, against the National Minimum Wage of £5.80 per hour.
And the dispute is also about modernisation of systems and processes. |
Thats not even close, I believe that average may include management or network who are on higher pay grades. My hourly rate is £8.63 I think, All posties and delivery drivers are on the same hourly rate per region. Though I have never spoken to a london postie I have spoken to a few quite close and the highest I have ever heard of is £9.50. You are right though, that is still a sizable amount over min wage. Though I do have to say again that this strike was not about pay rates.