Bus Éireann threatens pay cut unless staff agree to plan

Bus Éireann has threatened to cut pay and seek redundancies unless its staff agree to cuts in overtime, premium payments, and holiday entitlement as well as a longer working week in some cases.

Just three years after its last cost-cutting drive, the transport company is seeking €20m in savings, €9m of which it wants to generate through changes to the terms and conditions of its staff.

Bus Éireann says it is facing potential annual losses of €16m due a combination of factors including: