Electricity Supply Companys Engineers - Salarys

[Deleted member 54734]

P.S I'm personally not on what I would call good money, and I know the new starters are NOT on good money.
But if you grab the overtime like I do (come on strong winds) you can make up for it.

As for cutting people off, we do.
I've done it twice as it's not my normal job.

 

[efiste2]

i must do ROO, my job at the moment is not exactly in the CORE of SP, if you get my drift, Worked for the DNO as such for 20 years what side of the company are you with mate, there probably a good chance i know you or if not, i bet i work with a few of your collegues

 

[Deleted member 54734]

I now work for a DATA SERVICE (no i'm not a meter reader)
Not been here as long as you but must be coming on for 10years now.
I know a couple of my old colleagues and my old boss moved to prenton and I've seen a lad who used to work our side around middlewich recently in an Energy van, so very possible you've worked with someone I know.

Hope your brushing up on your spanish anyway

 

[efiste2]

more concerned with the scaling back of the share issue mate

 

[Deleted member 54734]

Know exactly what you mean.

I'm not that good with the shares at the best of times and what the hell was that useful doorstop of a book they sent explaining everything.

o well done and dusted now have to wait till sept/oct for sharesave and don't have a clue what I picked with the ESOP?

Driffting abit from original post here sorry.

 

[JohnD]

fill your boots

I bought most of mine at about a fiver

http://www.moneyextra.com/stocks/LSE/chart/SSE

 

[Deleted member 54734]

Well yours look like they've done a lot better than mine John.

 

[Stoday]

I've got a sadder tale.

I used to work for Eastern Electricity when it was privatised and I jumped on the sharesave scheme the day it opened. Got the shares after 3 years. The tax man had a penalty if you sold your shares before 5 years was up - any gain was classed as income, chargeable to tax at your top rate (i.e. 40%). Otherwise any capital gain was tax free.

Eastern got taken over by Hanson just two months before the 5 years was up. Everyone got shafted for tax because of that 2 months.

 

[Deleted member 54734]

Looks like i'm quite lucky then.

As far as I can make out their letting my pay in to my sharesave until october then their giving me some small compensation for having to finish it early.

If it was a sharesave with Halifax i'm sure you could of just pulled out what you'd paid in without having to pay tax? I did once.

Great this post, From how much I get paid to how my shares are doing whats next my work load?

 

[JohnD]

...Everyone got shafted for tax ...

A tax-free gain is great.

But there are worse things than making a big profit and having to pay some tax on it.

Not making a big profit, for one.

(I was working in Russell Road at the time )