(07 Nov 2023, 9:42 am)Unber43 wrote It will just add more pressure to GNE
I'd say it was the other way around.
Both Arriva and Stagecoach will have to better GNE's pay offer in order to recruit or retain staff. So it's in the interests of both companies that any increase to GNE's pay offer is as little as possible to maximise profit margins in that area.