(04 Jun 2024, 7:55 pm)deanmachine wrote Most of the others already do this now. How else are you going to get fully qualified drivers if you're going to give them way less than what they're on at another operator?

This is a large part of the reason Arriva are in the position they're in. Drivers become unhappy, and they don't need to take a significant pay cut to go to GNE/SNE and start afresh. 

Meanwhile, unhappy drivers at GNE/SNE are going to take one look at the ANE starting rate and stay where they are.