(05 Nov 2022, 10:36 am)Bazza wrote Tinkering around the edges with pay rates is all well and good but doesn’t really address the retention of drivers. In order to this the Big 3 need to look at shifts patterns, work/life balance issues and also the way drivers are treated by both passengers and managers. 

You would be surprised (or maybe not) how many drivers are leaving for jobs paying less but address those other factors

100% agree with this.

All the things you've mentioned are within the control of the operators. They choose the timetable, which then filter through to bus workings, duites and then to rest day patterns and time off between shifts.

They also control who they hire to manage drivers and therefore the general atmosphere.