One of the main reasons for the drivers of Metrobus Croydon voting for industrial action, (that has been stopped to to a "legal challenge being lodged") was the "strings" that were attached to the offer of a 4% pay rise.
Until last year, Metrobus drivers would start on a £10.50 per hour pay packet, with the potential to progress to £13.53 an hour.
But now Metrobus have capped the higher salary scale to just £11.50, unless one of the employees already on the £13.53 per hour salary dies or resigns and can be replaced.
Does this mean that a company that exists to make profit would want to pay longer serving drivers £13.53 an hour, or employ a workforce of drivers on £11.50 an hour?
Over the course of 1 year this would be a saving of over £4200 per each driver for Metrobus if they choose to only employ drivers on the capped rate.
If the Croydon depot was to only employ drivers at the capped rate this would be a saving of almost £13 Million...
Add the Orpington and Crawley depots into that mix and that equals an awful lot of money....
So Drivers of Metrobus on the higher rate of pay, ask yourself the question:
Do I have a target placed on my head?
Would Metrobus like to see me gone to make way for a workforce that gives them millions more in profit?
Take note of the fact that the new pay structure makes no mention that drivers on the capped rate will be elevated to the higher rate if a fellow driver is sacked from his position, only if they die or resign...
Stay safe....
And healthy.
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