Stagecoach West holds recruitment day for Ukrainian refugees
Stagecoach West has held a recruitment day specifically aimed at Ukrainian refugees.
The event was organised in partnership with the Department for Work and Pensions...
Pay and rates growth: Are they bringing fresh change?
With driver recruitment a challenge, incentives have been one option on the table. But for coach operators, has the shortage of drivers resulted in...
Brighton and Hove and Metrobus offer jobs to refugees
Brighton and Hove and Metrobus are working with the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) to help arriving Ukrainian refugees to take up positions...
Stagecoach Hull strike ends with two-year 21% pay deal
Strike action by 250 employees at Stagecoach East Midlands' Hull depot has ended after a two-year pay deal worth over 21% was accepted on 11...
Coach driver shortage as high as 26%, CPT survey finds
There is an overarching 26% vacancy rate for coach driver roles and 13% for bus drivers when operators’ prior actions to reduce services due...
Driver shortage extent and solutions explored by CILT
95% of coach and bus operator representatives that responded to a survey by the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT) are experiencing a...
Reading Buses driver Mohamed Kamara readying for another 10 years
Reading Buses driver Mohamed Kamara has thanked his mother-in-law for pointing him to a career with Reading Buses - and is preparing for another...
Thames Travel further ups driver pay and sign-on bonus
A further pay increase for drivers employed by Thames Travel and the upping of a financial incentive to attract new recruits have illustrated the...
CPT highlights driving rewards in recruitment campaign
Over half of coach and bus drivers find their work rewarding and the role provides seven of the top 10 things that employees value...
Staying at the forefront of industry engagement
CPT President Ralph Roberts contemplates rates, funding, and ways to make a career in bus driving a more attractive proposition
Whether it is coach or...
HJS delivers bus retrofit program in Northern Ireland
HJS Emission Technology, in partnership with Translink and Technical Transport Products (TTP), has successfully completed a retrofit bus exhaust emission reduction program across 105...
