(07 Jul 2021, 10:05 am)Storx wrote Yeah they did by the looks of it but just over. But since they didn't have any rise in 2020 it's now gone under slightly and the 2% won't cover it. It's where the 4% is coming from by the looks of it.

Using a 37.5 hourly week as it's either 37/38 hours depending on the company and the base rate of £18,300

2019 - Hourly Rate: £9.38 / Living Wage: £9.30
2020 - Hourly Rate: £9.38 / Living Wage: £9.50
2021 - Hourly Rate: £9.57 (+2%) / Living Wage: N/A  but likely to be roughly £9.70 at least (it usually goes up 20-30p)

With a 4% increase it would £9.76 an hour which would likely cover it.

To put it in context you get £9.55 to work in Tesco and ones a hell of a lot easier than the other - obviously there's no wage increases over the years like you get with buses though to make it balanced.

As Dan has said above Arriva are obviously having the same problems but no surprise they're having problems again (especially with Durham already being on strike over wages very recently) and the different wages between depots which is asking for trouble anyway.

Also JP6004 the £17,500 is an awful wage must be right on minimum wage I guess? Otherwise it's just ever slightly over using the same 37.5 hours that's £8.97 / week which is well under the living wage.