First Glasgow to implement new pay deal for drivers
First Glasgow’s drive for new recruits took yet another shift in gear with the announcement of a new pay deal that improves pay progression and shift payments for its employees.
The firm, which is the largest bus operator in the Glasgow area and one of the city’s biggest employers, has vacancies at its Blantyre, Overtown, Scotstoun, Dumbarton and Caledonia depots.
The new pay deal offers a starter rate of £11 per hour, which then rises to £13 per hour within 2 years. Also, First Glasgow is continuing to offer drivers with an existing Passenger Carrying Vehicle (PCV) licence a whopping £4000 joining bonus, which is paid in two parts; first £2k after 6 months and then the second payment after completion of the first year of employment.
Drivers can earn over £30,000 per year with overtime. There is the opportunity to work 4,5 and 6 day weeks in addition to more flexible part-time shifts available such as a 25-hour working week (5 hours a day) across the Greater Glasgow area.
A driving role with First Glasgow also brings a huge range of benefits, such as free bus travel for employees and their family on our buses across the UK, discounted rail travel on First operated trains including Avanti West Coast and TP Express, a pension scheme and options to invest in discounted shares in the company.
First Bus employees also benefit from a rewards programme called First Xclusives, which offers thousands of discounts on goods and services provided by massive array of online and high street retailers covering clothing, tech, food,entertainment and hospitality.
First Glasgow Head of Operations, Paul Clark, said: “We’re delighted to be able to introduce this enhanced pay deal, which ramps up pay progression and improves conditions for both new and existing drivers.
“It’s clear that people are keen to become bus drivers and serve their local communities, and it’s therefore important that we make that process as easy as possible and do everything we can to attract new talent to the industry, as well as those looking for a new challenge in the New Year.”
“Our ongoing £4,000 joining bonus for existing PCV licence holders, the offer of flexible working patterns, the improvements that our latest pay deal will deliver, as well as the roll out of our state-of-the-art zero emission electric buses, proves that there’s never been a better time to join the First Glasgow family and be part of our journey towards net-zero by 2035.”
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Notes to editors
For more information, please contact Robert Burns, Stakeholder Engagement Officer for First Bus in Scotland, on 07976 695556 or email Robert.j.Burns@firstbus.co.uk
NOTES TO EDITOR
- First Glasgow currently recruiting for new drivers across Greater Glasgow operations.
- Starter rate of £11 p/h, now rising to £13 p/h over 2 years.
- Massive £4000 joining bonus scheme for existing PCV licence-holders.
- Trainee, full-time and part-time positions available.
First Glasgow
First Glasgow is the largest bus operator in the city running services on more than 80 different routes. The company operates more than 850 buses and employs around 2,100 staff. For more information please visit www.firstgroup.com/glasgow
About First Bus
First Bus is one of the UK’s largest bus operators. Making journeys easier for our customers, we were the first national bus operator to accept contactless card payments across all of our services and our First Bus App is voted ‘best in class’ amongst UK bus operators. Our most recent investments are in new, state-of-the-art buses across our key networks.
We work proactively with our local authority partners, making a positive impact on air quality, tackling congestion and improving customer experience. We are focused on First Bus becoming a leader in the transition to a low-carbon future and are committed to operating a zero-emission bus fleet by 2035; we have pledged not to purchase any new diesel buses after December 2022. We also operate the Aircoach network in Ireland. First Bus is a division of FirstGroup.