First Glasgow is recruiting for new drivers across the city as pay for employees increases.
The bus company has announced its new pay deal which includes a new starter rate, and changes that improve pay progression and shift payments.
New employees will receive a starter rate of £11 per hour, which then rises to £13 an hour within two years.
Vacancies are currently available at First's Blantyre, Overtown, Scotstoun, Dumbarton, and Caledonia depots.
First Glasgow is also continuing to offer drivers with an existing Passenger Carrying Vehicle (PCV) licence a £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 and will have the opportunity to work four, five and six 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.
Employees can benefit from free bus travel for employees and their families on First buses across the UK and discounted rail travel on First operated trains including Avanti West Coast and TP Express.
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.”
