3rd February 2007, 07:31 PM
Himalaya posted "out of interest then, trowelfodder (but also thrown open to everyone) what do you think an appropriate level of compensation would be for living away from home?"
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"We get decent free accomodation provided for us, normally pretty close to site, and subs on top ..even if were in self-catering accom. Despite trowelfodder's assertion that its obviously more expensive to live away, i think from what others have said on here that a lot of us diggers do pretty well out of current rates of subsistence that the units give us."
Dont get me wrong I dont think that £50 - £75 a week (10-15 a night) in subs is bad - it brings the wages up nicely, i just dont see why all units cant pay. It means the difference between going home or being stuck in gthe arse end of nowhere for months on end.
The £27 a night earned by other industries would be great but realise that its a case of one step at a time. I have worked for 1 unit which paid £22 a night for working inthe home counties and £15 for elsewhere and brought you back to unit base in company vehicle on wkend - and paid travelling which made away jobs worthwhile
and
"We get decent free accomodation provided for us, normally pretty close to site, and subs on top ..even if were in self-catering accom. Despite trowelfodder's assertion that its obviously more expensive to live away, i think from what others have said on here that a lot of us diggers do pretty well out of current rates of subsistence that the units give us."
Dont get me wrong I dont think that £50 - £75 a week (10-15 a night) in subs is bad - it brings the wages up nicely, i just dont see why all units cant pay. It means the difference between going home or being stuck in gthe arse end of nowhere for months on end.
The £27 a night earned by other industries would be great but realise that its a case of one step at a time. I have worked for 1 unit which paid £22 a night for working inthe home counties and £15 for elsewhere and brought you back to unit base in company vehicle on wkend - and paid travelling which made away jobs worthwhile