Bus drivers overtime and cost

Summary

A Freedom of Information request was made to the Department of Infrastructure for total overtime hours and costs for bus drivers over the past five years. The authority fully disclosed the requested data, providing a breakdown of hours worked and amounts paid for each pay period from September 2012 to September 2017.

Key Facts

• The request covered a five-year period from September 2012 to September 2017.
• Total overtime hours worked by bus drivers decreased each year during the period.
• The total cost of overtime also decreased annually over the five years.
• The highest overtime cost recorded was £491,588.33 in the 2012-2013 period.
• The lowest overtime cost recorded was £373,129.21 in the 2016-2017 period.

Data Disclosed

• 29510.79 hours
• 491588.33 pounds
• 27924.36 hours
• 473657.72 pounds
• 26383.40 hours
• 439268.20 pounds
• 25298.64 hours
• 405354.17 pounds
• 23469.25 hours
• 373129.21 pounds
• 8-Sep-2012
• 6-Sep-2013
• 7-Sep-2013
• 5-Sep-2014
• 6-Sep-2014
• 4-Sep-2015
• 5-Sep-2015
• 2-Sep-2016
• 3-Sep-2016
• 1-Sep-2017

Data Tables (1)

Full Response Text

Department of Infrastructure Sea Terminal Building, Douglas, Isle of Man, IM1 2RF

FOI Reference No: IM100916I Request under the Freedom of Information Act 2015 (“The Act”)

Thank you for your request dated 31 August 2017

Your request

For each of the past five years: (a) How many hours of overtime have been worked by bus drivers in total? (b) At what cost?

Response to your request

Pay Period Start Pay Period End Hours Worked Amount (£) 8-Sep-2012 6-Sep-2013 29510.79 491588.33 7-Sep-2013 5-Sep-2014 27924.36 473657.72 6-Sep-2014 4-Sep-2015 26383.40 439268.20 5-Sep-2015 2-Sep-2016 25298.64 405354.17 3-Sep-2016 1-Sep-2017 23469.25 373129.21

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