Drivers set for pay hike

DRIVERS and bus workers employed by First Cymru Buses in Wales are in line for a pay increase above 10% thanks to a pay deal negotiated by Unite.

The deal, which covers 600 workers across South and West Wales, means a typical worker will receive an extra 10.6% in their pay packets by 2021.

The workers have received an inflationbeating 4.6% for 2019 with the remainder of the deal spread over 2020 and 2021.

The deal also helps to lift the salaries of the lowest-paid drivers and will help to recruit new drivers into the organisation. First Cymru operates around 200 bus services in and between Haverfordwest, Carmarthen, Ammanford, Llanelli, Swansea, Neath, Port Talbot, Maesteg and Bridgend.