(02 Sep 2022, 9:56 pm)Andreos1 wrote It's because of management that the overtime issue exists.
It's because of management that attrition is so high.
It's because of management that hundreds of thousands of pounds has been spent on recruitment and driver training.
To say that management can't do anything about the overtime issue. Well, they can. They could have done. They didn't.
What can the current management do to address that right now though?
Pay more? Well yes, to an extent. But lots of drivers have families who they might want to spend time with, so the extra money for the 6 day week will only be attractive to a point.
Train more? I imagine they are. But what happens when 3 out of 4 of the new recruits fail their test because they have road rage at old Doris in her Honda Jazz, is the man in charge of IT meant to swoop in and bribe the instructor?
Retain more? Again, payment will only go so far. I know of at least one person who is an active member on this forum who has left one of the "big three" in the past few months not because of the pay, or the job, or the management - but because they wanted to change career, and there are many individuals in similar boats (especially after Covid). Lots of people have seen how their friends/family can now work from home and get paid the same/more, how can bus company management facilitate people driving buses from their sofa?