(28 Dec 2014, 11:01 am)Andreos1 wrote Should have checked beforehand on crowds (always seems empty on telly and sure capacity is circa 35k), but that's still 32k people needing to be in the town centre, less away fans who came up on train, in coaches or in car.
Ditto those going to the Sunderland game.
Ditto those at Newcastle last year.
Triple time or not, pretty certain a profit would be made.
It doesn't have to be triple time though. Bus drivers are being recruited all the time, and there's no obligation to employ them on the same T's and C's as a driver that's been with the company since the NBC days. A non working day is only a non working day should a company stipulate it in a contract of employment. There's absolutely no obligation for a company to give an employee a day off on a bank holiday.
How to shops staff on Boxing Day? I don't think for one minute that any outlet in the Metrocentre is paying anyone triple time. Nor will the NHS be paying Doctors and Nurses that rate either.