How much do railway workers
earn in France and what are their advantages?!
SNCF's social data relativise (somewhat) the privileges
of railway status: not all employees of the railway company are housed in the
same brand. With 22 days of RTT, a comfortable salary and miles per kilometer,
train drivers are the better off. Update on some ideas received in computer
graphics.
The executive opens Monday the negotiations on the reform of the French rail system and more specifically on the status of railway workers. Indeed, an explosive report submitted Thursday by the former boss of Air France, Jean-Cyril Spinetta, advocates the end of the railway status for new recruitments.
The executive opens Monday the negotiations on the reform of the French rail system and more specifically on the status of railway workers. Indeed, an explosive report submitted Thursday by the former boss of Air France, Jean-Cyril Spinetta, advocates the end of the railway status for new recruitments.
As a reminder, railway worker status does not only
concern train drivers but all non-contractual employees of SNCF, including
clerical employees, ie 90% of the workforce of the public company. More than a
century old, this status suffers from a very bad image in public opinion,
railway workers being perceived as privileged. But, what is it really? The
social statistics published by the SNCF relativize a little the benefits. Here
is the true truth of some misconceptions:
1. "The railwaymen are well paid"
This is only true for drivers. SNCF's remuneration grid has eight steps, from A to H, from executives to executives. In this grid, salaries are very close to INSEE averages for the entire France with equivalent responsibility. For example, an officer of rank E rank 3030 euros gross per month at SNCF against 3033 euros for all intermediate professions.
1. "The railwaymen are well paid"
This is only true for drivers. SNCF's remuneration grid has eight steps, from A to H, from executives to executives. In this grid, salaries are very close to INSEE averages for the entire France with equivalent responsibility. For example, an officer of rank E rank 3030 euros gross per month at SNCF against 3033 euros for all intermediate professions.
Only the drivers come out of this pay grid. A train
driver at the second level can earn more than a manager, with an average gross
monthly salary of 3591 euros.
SNCF salary infographics
That's pretty true. Sales agents aboard trains have their fixed salary increase by 25% with premiums, on average. Thus, nearly a quarter of their total remuneration per year is variable. This practice is however common in the trade. In the other trades, the premiums still represent 10 to 19% of the final remuneration.
Sncf premium infographics
Railway workers have so many allowances, allowances,
bonuses and different bonuses that they do not always know all their rights. So
that they can check their payslip, the South-Rail union has published a
checklist of a dozen pages. These extra bonuses are often there to make up for
the hard work.
Drivers have, in addition, a specific bonus: the traction bonus. It is composed of a route premium, calculated according to the distance traveled. For example, a Tram driver will receive 17.08 euros for 1000km traveled in Ile-de-France and a FRET driver 88.54 euros every 1000km. This sum can be supplemented by bonuses for night work or driving alone.
Drivers have, in addition, a specific bonus: the traction bonus. It is composed of a route premium, calculated according to the distance traveled. For example, a Tram driver will receive 17.08 euros for 1000km traveled in Ile-de-France and a FRET driver 88.54 euros every 1000km. This sum can be supplemented by bonuses for night work or driving alone.
3. "Railway workers work very little"
In any case less than the average French. The railway workers have an additional day off from the ordinary law, ie 28 days. Added to this, drivers and controllers in trains have 22 days of RTT per year. "Sedentary" agents have 18 days of RTT if they work during the day and 28 for night workers.
In addition, the SNCF has a rate of absenteeism higher than the French average. Supervisors and salesmen aboard trains are absent 38 days a year on average and 36 days for agents who stay at the station. Train drivers, a particularly masculine profession, leave their jobs less often, only 19 days a year. In fact, parental leave represents a large part of the days of absence and is still the preserve of mothers. The railway workers are entitled to a few days off to look after a sick relative.
In any case less than the average French. The railway workers have an additional day off from the ordinary law, ie 28 days. Added to this, drivers and controllers in trains have 22 days of RTT per year. "Sedentary" agents have 18 days of RTT if they work during the day and 28 for night workers.
In addition, the SNCF has a rate of absenteeism higher than the French average. Supervisors and salesmen aboard trains are absent 38 days a year on average and 36 days for agents who stay at the station. Train drivers, a particularly masculine profession, leave their jobs less often, only 19 days a year. In fact, parental leave represents a large part of the days of absence and is still the preserve of mothers. The railway workers are entitled to a few days off to look after a sick relative.
Controllers are the most exposed to accidents at work: 5
days off per year on average. This is explained by their direct contact with
customers and the risks of aggression. For comparison, the latest TNS-Sofrès
barometer estimated that the French are absent on average 17 days a week,
against 24 for all employees of the SNCF.
Absences sncf infographic
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