(26 Oct 2023, 11:57 am)busmanT wrote I don’t believe that there is any “removal” of T&Cs - discussion on scheduling agreement changes perhaps.
But GNE drivers are on far better schedules conditions than Arriva and Stagecoach with whom they compare hourly rates. GNE drivers only get the first 30 minutes of any mealbreak deducted as unpaid, whereas I believe that Stagecoach drivers get up to an hour deducted as unpaid. (I don’t know about Arriva Northumbria).
Arriva breaks are unpaid for the first 45 mins. I'm assuming however that whatever deal is currently on the table will see all GNE breaks cut to the absolute bare 30 mins minimum wherever possible.