Not all employers or even drivers know exactly how the premium for classiness is paid in 2019, which provisions of the law regulate it and in which cases the rights of the parties to the relationship may be violated. In this aspect of work, there are many features and nuances.
Work as a bus driver implies a special specificity, which is associated with various difficulties: possible health problems, danger of movement, irregular work schedules.
It is worth noting that the salary directly depends on its rating category and the number of years worked in the specialty. Seniority is reflected in the class, which is assigned to employees.
But this indicator is unstable. The category can easily be lost, as well as lost, if you change the place of employment.
Mandatory copayments
A category is awarded to drivers at the workplace after they pass the certification. An employee’s driving skill is assessed by a qualified commission. If according to the results of the examination the employee was assigned a rank, then a note about this is made in his work book.
Often the question arises as to whether the organization’s management is obliged to charge material compensation to drivers for the received class.
In accordance with article 135 of the Labor Code of the Russian Federation, the presence of various surcharges and premiums for driver class may be stipulated by an employment contract concluded between an employee and his employer. A similar condition may be contained in collective agreements. But if the contract does not provide for such a condition, the employer is not obligated to charge additional payments to his employee. That is, the driver is recommended to stipulate in advance with the management the availability and size of surcharges for the discharge.
Labor Code
In accordance with labor legislation, in addition to salary, the driver is charged additional payments for the class, the size of which the employer forms himself. Specialists of 1 and 2 classes can count on extra money.
In many cases, the size of the financial payment is determined as follows:
- A surcharge of 25% of the fixed rate for each flight is due to the driver of the 1st class.
- An increase of 10% is due to the driver of the 3rd class.
For the 3rd category, the surcharge is not provided, but can be set at the request of the employer. In addition, for drivers of classes 1 and 2, the amount of surcharges may also vary and vary at the discretion of the organization’s management.
Surcharges for 1st and 2nd class drivers can be fixed in the labor agreement. Moreover, the employee at the time of employment may not have any rank. But he has the opportunity to receive it in the course of his labor activity.
It should be borne in mind that the class rating obtained at one place of employment is not preserved if the driver leaves and moves to another organization.
Accrual Order
If a driver is assigned a class at the place of employment, then information about this is entered in local regulations. In order to assess the qualifications of a vehicle employee and, as a result, assign a certain class to him, a special commission is convened at the enterprise, headed by the head of the organization. In addition to him, it includes:
- The chairperson is the chief engineer of the enterprise and his deputy.
- The deputy chairman is a union member.
- An engineer engaged in the organization and training of staff in the workplace or department head.
- Head of the department responsible for the organization of labor and driver salaries.
- An engineer who is responsible for safety and labor protection.
- The head of the department (workshop), in which the employee is passing certification.
- A representative of the team leader or chairman of such a community.
The activity and composition of the certification commission is determined by the head by drawing up a production order.
An order for an additional payment for classiness to drivers is also drawn up by the head, it should reflect information on the composition of the qualification commission, the timing of the accrual of bonuses, and the data of the driver under test.
Amount of relying surcharge
Supplement to the official salary for the assigned rating category to drivers accrue who have 1 or 2 category:
- Drivers of passenger transport (minibus, bus), passenger transport, Ministry of Emergency Situations transport with 1 category are entitled to a surcharge of 25%, drivers driving tractors of the forest industry are paid a surcharge of 50%.
- Drivers of passenger transport (minibus, bus), passenger transport, Ministry of Emergency Situations transport, having a 2 category, are entitled to a surcharge of 10%, drivers driving tractors of the forest industry are paid a surcharge of 25%.
A certain category is assigned to the vehicle driver only if he has undergone full professional training, received a special certificate, which reflects one or more categories:
- If the driver is assigned class 1, then he can drive vehicles of category B, C, D, E.
- If class 2 is assigned, you can drive vehicles of categories B, C, E, or only D.
- Class 3 corresponds to categories B and C, or only D.
In budgetary organizations, the premium for drivers for class is similar to similar accruals in other organizations. The procedure for the payment of compensation is established by the internal rules for the payment of wages, that is, the employee receives an additional payment together with his main salary.
Deprivation of bonuses for driver class
Management can lower the level of professionalism assigned to the driver or cancel it altogether. It all depends on the situation. If the driver’s class is lowered, a record of this is entered in the work book. But the employee has the opportunity to regain his rank. You can deprive classifications in the following situations:
- Driver's non-observance of safety measures.
- Frequent recorded violation of traffic rules, participation in an accident.
- Failure to comply with the established work plan, transportation schedule.
- Ignoring job descriptions.
- Excess fuel consumption (deviations from certified standards).
In this case, the driver is deprived of discharge for 3 months, but the employee still has the opportunity to re-pass certification, making up for losses. The qualification process is carried out in the same way as for the first time.
In cases where the driver for a certain reason has been removed from the right to control a production vehicle, his current class is canceled until the employee receives his driver’s license back. What other surcharges are there for drivers?
For work in irregular schedule
An irregular working day for car drivers is considered the time when the employer demands to go to work after the employee has worked the working hours.
In cases where a labor agreement has been concluded with the driver, in which the possibility of irregular work (by the bus driver, for example) is noted, then processing after hours worked overtime will not be considered overtime. This means that management is not required to compensate for it with money.
In accordance with article 119 of the Labor Code, the driver is only compensated for this by providing extraordinary paid leave.
Traveling work
By traveling work we mean working conditions that are different from normal. They are caused, as a rule, by the fact that the driver has to spend most of his working time on the road.
But, despite the fact that such work involves certain inconveniences, consisting in irregular working hours, unusual climate, overtime, labor legislation does not provide for mandatory additional payments to the driver for such working conditions.
Article 168.1. The Labor Code of the Russian Federation states that the employer is obliged to compensate the driver all his material costs associated with the purchase of fuel, payment of accommodation and meals. However, for work on weekends and holidays, at night, the authorities are not required to charge compensation.
Cash surcharges for ambulances
For ambulance drivers, a special bonus for the capacity for the official salary is determined. They pay it monthly. The amount of premium for classiness to drivers is determined by a specific interest rate. So, in the first class, a premium of 25% is put, in the second - in 10%. The surcharge is calculated taking into account the hours actually worked.
Additional payments to tractor drivers
Drivers managing tractors, depending on their qualifications, are assigned 1, 2, 3 category. Such a classification is reflected in the amount of the additional payment:
- The premium for class to drivers of the first category tractor is 20% of the fixed salary.
- Tractor drivers of the second category are entitled to a surcharge of 10% of their official salary.
For tractor drivers 3 categories surcharges are not provided, but can be assigned at the discretion of the employer. In addition, the amount of compensation may vary depending on the specific activities of the organization.
Nuances
The main nuance in the issue of calculating surcharges for a driver’s qualification is that classiness is not maintained if the driver changes his place of employment. However, it should be retained when management transfers the employee to work of a different nature at his discretion.
That is, if the driver of the 1st class terminates the employment agreement with one company and is employed in another organization, then his title will be invalid. To receive a discharge, an employee will have to pass certification again. But some managers are loyal and retain their rank for the new employee.