(10 Apr 2014, 6:58 pm)citaro5284 wrote That might be a Union agreement, but as long as you have 30 or 35 mins off, you are legal.
But for those with unpaid breaks, this would be written into their particulars of employment. It's legally got to include working hours, so the unpaid break would need to be noted or it would be argued that it is a paid break. That being the case, if a driver is entitled to a 60 minute break as per the particulars of their employment, then they're well within their rights to take it. Regardless of whether 5 minutes late or 25 minutes late. Anything else would be deemed a gesture of good will.
(10 Apr 2014, 7:04 pm)Marcus wrote I think it must be a Union agreement because nearly all drivers get frustrated when their bus comes in late and it runs into their bait. The two union representatives at Chester are Unit 2 drivers, just out of interest, do they hold like elections or nominations etc to become part of the union?
Everyone has the legal right to join a union (and it's daft not to for that matter). Most drivers will be represented by Unite, which is predominantly FTO led, but you'll have workplace reps elected by the membership (usually of that brach) on either an annual or bi-annual basis (not sure which in the case of Unite!).