Some called the move 'insane' and 'disgraceful' whilst another said 'Imagine NHS staff asking for that!'.
Avanti said it hopes the move will make its services 'more reliable and resilient'Furious passengers have expressed their outrage at Avanti West Coast's announcement that drivers will receive £600 per overtime shift on top of their salary - despite 26 services a day being cancelled.
Previously drivers received a fixed payment of £125 on top of an hourly rate that meant they could earn between £421 and £495 depending on the length of the shift. The company will pay a flat £600 payment per extra shift on top of each driver's contracted four-day week, for which they receive an average salary of around £70,000.
However, multiple rail franchises are still due to strike early next month, bringing chaos to the end of the Easter school holidays Advertisement However, multiple rail franchises are still due to strike early next month, bringing chaos to the end of the Easter school holidays. Last Thursday, rail minister Huw Merriman told the House of Commons progress was needed to change 'restrictive' contracts in the industry, some of which have not been altered for decades. He said one deal was agreed with unions in 1997 and only intended to run five years.
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