Bus drivers can earn up to €50k if they accept deal

Many of the Bus Éireann drivers starting their first full working day in three weeks today can still expect to earn a salary of up to €50,000 if they and their colleagues vote to accept a Labour Court recommendation on their future terms and conditions.

However, if the recommendation is accepted at least 120 drivers, 48 clerical staff, and 22 managers will be leaving the company over the coming months.

The Labour Court’s chairman Kevin Foley was clear as to just how essential it was that management and unions agree to proposals which he and his team had laid out.