Select Committee on Environment, Transport and Regional Affairs Appendices to the Minutes of Evidence


Attachment A

COMPARATIVE PAY RATES FOR EAST EUROPEAN HGV DRIVERS

  
Pay Rate Excluding Employer Social Contributions (National Currency)
Pay Rate Excluding Employer Social Contributions(£)
Average UK Domestic Driver Pay Rate Excluding Employer Social Contributions (£)
Pay Rate Including Employer Social Contributions (National Currency)
Pay Rate Including Employer Social Contributions(£)
UK Domestic Driver Pay Rate Including Employer Social Contributions (£)
Hungary

International drivers wage per hour
400
0.96
6.59
500
1.20
7.25
Daily allowance per day for international drivers
25(1)
16.85
17.66
  
  
  
Romania

Weekly international drivers wage (min)
1,800,000
58.82
363.26
  
  
  
Weekly international drivers wage (max)
2,600,000
84.96
363.26
  
  
  
Daily allowance/100km (min)
31.5(1,2)
21.23(2)
17.66
  
  
  
Daily allowance/100km (max)
63(1,2)
42.45(2)
17.66
  
  
  
Slovakia

International drivers wage per hour (min)
55.97
0.81
6.59
69.3
1.01
7.25
International drivers wage per hour (max)
57.80
0.84
6.59
79.76
1.16
7.25
Daily allowance per day for international drivers (min)
462
6.71
17.66
  
  
  
Daily allowance per day for international drivers (max)
622
9.04
17.66
  
  
  
(1) USD

(2) Assumes 630km traveled per day

Assumed exchange rates
£1 Sterling = 416 Hungarian Forint
£1 Sterling = 30,602 Romanian Leu
£1 Sterling = 68.81 Slovakian Koruna
£1 Sterling = $1.484 USD
  
  
  
Source: Freight Transport Association




 
previous page contents next page

House of Commons home page Parliament home page House of Lords home page search page enquiries index

© Parliamentary copyright 2000
Prepared 26 July 2000