Unite: Sick pay win for London’s bus workers
Unite has secured company sick pay from day one for London’s bus staff. The win follows pressure from the union…
Centre door-only boarding trial from TfL
Transport for London (TfL) will launch a trial of centre door-only boarding on routes operated by Abellio from its Walworth…
Metroline Travel wins reconsideration of drivers’ claims
The Employment Appeals Tribunal has directed a London Employment Tribunal to reconsider its decision in March 2019 which upheld claims…
Expired Driver CPC exemption from DVSA
Staff whose Driver CPC (DCPC) card expires between 1 March-30 September can continue driving PSVs without first needing to complete…
Croner-i answers essential employment questions
It’s hard enough maintaining a PSV O-Licence efficiently in a market governed by strict rules and legislation, yet operators have…
RMT union calls for cashless travel
The RMT union has written to bus operators calling for a number of practices to be invoked during the coronavirus…
Customer commends driver’s actions
Becky Gibson helped a customer who had a fit when getting off the bus. Becky was driving route 66 to…
Age and inexperience are not barriers to driving
I was recently reading the article reporting on Greater Manchester’s youngest bus driver, 18-year-old Jamie Jackson from Stagecoach Wigan. Many…
IR35 change opens dialogue on self-employed drivers
Medium- and large-sized businesses that engage self-employed staff may find that things alter from 6 April. That’s because of change…
Immigration rules shift set to hit driver recruitment
Coach and bus driving will not be eligible for the government’s new points-based visa and immigration rules. That means operators…
