Irish Rail Jobs Discussion

Waited 4 weeks for a rejection, at least it's finally done with I guess.

Do you not have to go trough everything again if you reapply

Got offered the train driver job but turned it down as it seems the pay is all inclusive of over time, shift pay, allowances etc. So the basic is alls your getting it seems.

Last years recruitment. Technically I still might be on the panel but I'm not sure. Shame the pay is so poor tbh, I was hoping ya could make much more.

Sounds like he/she just isn’t used to working irregular or unsociable hours , everyone knows it ain’t a 9-5 like

I'm very used to shiftwork more than you can imagine, I viewed the driver job as an easier role for me in terms of hours and conditions compared to my current role.

It's just it seemed that as a pay point 1 applicant (after training) I wouldn't be earning more than 70k gross per year, I know that the initial basic is around 48k (don't remember the exact number) but I was hoping that I could double that once qualified and out, if I recall correctly HR informed me most of the pay is consolidated. The lack of time + x for OT was off putting, and they were very reluctant to give out information about allowance, shift pay, subsistence, etc.

I think I'm just at a stage in my life where I value my labour and don't want a pay cut.

They contacted me twice about it and both times I deferred but haven't heard from them in over 8 months so I presume they booted me off the panel which is good for other applicants who got in ahead of me.

Honestly if you thought that you’d be earning close to 100k as your first point on the pay scale as a loco driver then I really don’t know why you went through the entire selection process. I don’t know where you ever got the idea that the pay would be that high, it’s good money but expecting the amount that you were was a bit ridiculous. Should have done your research

It baffles me that you actually went through such a long and arduous selection process without properly researching the ballpark salary or conditions and not knowing that the CIE divisions almost all have gotten rid of overtime rates and shift allowances etc with years in order to give a basic pay package to all drivers which evens the playing field as such.

I knew the ballpark basic salary, I also knew there was extras but I didnt realise it was so poor. It's really not common knowledge that CIE got rid of OT rates and shift allowances etc, that is not stated anywhere or discussed anywhere.

Apologies I didn't think close to 100k, that's a bit farfetched but I was hoping I could make up 60-70k at the lower end of the payscale.

100k is possible in my current role with a basic of 50k. All in all I do think the pay is poor if its all consolidated like that, shame that was agree'd to.