(25 Oct 2023, 5:51 pm)busmanT wrote As the current hourly rate is £12.83 and the offer is £14.15 that’s an extra £1.32 per hour, or £51.48 extra per week on a 39 hour week. Not a bad increase in my view.
I don’t know any people getting a 10% pay rise this year, and even fewer who, like GNE drivers, got a 10% rise last year as well.
(25 Oct 2023, 6:14 pm)RobinHood wrote 1p vs Arriva current top rate, which is already under negotiation for next increase...
Aye it wasn't about the wage, it was more a jibe at the complete farce of shouting the highest wage when it's only 1p more than Arriva at Blyth / Ashington. I don't for one second don't believe it's not delibrate the number either so they can shout about it for 2 months or whenever Stagecoach or Arriva have their respective increases which will no doubt put GNE at the bottom of the pile again.