Top brass at Bus Éireann hit by €1m cut

Unions at Bus Eireann have managed to shift more than a fifth of the company’s €5m required payroll savings onto the shoulders of senior management.

Executives at the bus company will have to contribute over €1m of the total €5m in savings following marathon talks at the Labour Relations Commission that ended yesterday morning.

The senior staff will have to take one step back on their respective payscales, work three hours longer per week, and accept a reduced holiday entitlement. The pay scale cutback equates to €330,000 in cash or 6% of the total savings required.