(06 Jul 2021, 7:47 am)Adrian wrote "A NORTH EAST bus company has been accused of "wasting thousands" on paint jobs in favour of a "suitable" pay rise, creating ill-feeling among employees, it has been claimed.
Go North East, which operates services across County Durham, Teesside and Tyne & Wear, has been criticised for rebranding buses instead of offering a four percent rise.
It has since been claimed that some services facing disruption are suffering problems due to a number of staff walking out over the level of pay in recent weeks."

Full story: https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/1...-pay-rise/

One worth following. Ballot is on Wednesday.

They seem pretty out of touch with how much a pay rise costs in relation to a bit of paint and vinyl.

According to their accounts their spend on pay is around £50 million, so a 2% increase on that is around £1 million. If they want a 4% rise, that's another million.

I can't imagine painting a few buses is going to cost the same as 4 brand new fully loaded StreetDecks!

Especially when a lot of the work is being done internally.

In fact, here's an idea. If they think painting the buses is a waste of money, why not just let all of the staff that do the repaints go? Surely that'll free up a bit of cash for another 2% pay rise, right?