Bus Vannin driver's pay.

Summary

A request was made to identify the highest hourly rate paid to any person driving a bus for Bus Vannin in 2019. The Department of Infrastructure disclosed that the highest paid driver was the Chief Executive Officer, who drives occasionally without extra pay, resulting in a calculated hourly rate of £36.68 compared to a maximum of £20.03 for contracted drivers.

Key Facts

• The highest paid person driving a bus for Bus Vannin in 2019 was the Department of Infrastructure's Chief Executive Officer.
• The CEO does not receive additional pay, overtime, or allowances for driving duties as it is part of his substantive role.
• The CEO's calculated hourly rate, including an average of 7 hours 24 minutes of driving per week, is £36.68.
• For comparison, a contracted bus driver could earn a maximum of £20.03 per hour depending on the contract and date worked.
• The CEO drives buses only when requested over weekends due to temporary shortages of drivers.

Data Disclosed

• 2019
• 14 August 2019
• 15 August 2019
• 16 August 2019
• 22 August 2019
• 7 hours 24 minutes
• 70 hour week
• £36.68
• £20.03
• 924753

Original Request

Good morning, I wonder if you could let me know the highest hourly rate paid to any person (whether normally employed as a driver or not) driving a bus for Bus Vannin, whether part time or full time, casual or permanent, or just helping out, at any time during the week, during the calendar year 2019. I appreciate that many of the driver's rates are in the public domain but was just interested in any anomalies.

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Full Response Text

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

Contact: FOI Response Team Telephone: (01624) 686785 Email: DPO-DOI@gov.im

Our ref: 924753 22 August 2019

Dear ###

We write further to your request which was received on 14 August 2019 and which states:

"Good morning, I wonder if you could let me know the highest hourly rate paid to any person (whether normally employed as a driver or not) driving a bus for Bus Vannin, whether part time or full time, casual or permanent, or just helping out, at any time during the week, during the calendar year 2019. I appreciate that many of the driver's rates are in the public domain but was just interested in any anomalies."

On 15 August 2019 you were provided with the following information: “Please be advised, the highest paid employee who has driven buses during the period is the Department’s Chief Executive Officer, who is employed on the JESP 14-18 pay scale of the Public Service Commission, the pay rates for which are publically available on the Office of Human Resources website. The Chief Executive Officer does not claim any additional or overtime pay, take any time in lieu, claim any allowances or take any form of benefit over and above his annual salary for undertaking bus driving duties, when requested over any weekend on which there is a temporary shortage of drivers. The following link will take you to the Office of Human Resources website: https://hr.gov.im/salary-leave-and-pay/pay-scales/ On 16 August 2019 you asked for clarification, asking us to calculate what the actual hourly rate for the highest amount paid is. As we have advised, the Department of Infrastructure’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO) is the highest paid person in the Department who drives a bus. Any work required of the CEO in order to support the Department is part of his substantive role and is therefore included within his normal salary, which is contracted on an annual basis but paid monthly. In order to calculate his hourly rate, we have used the fact that driving a bus adds an average of 7 hours 24 minutes to his usual working hours, thus making it a 70 hour week; on this basis, the hourly rate paid to the CEO for the discharge of

all his duties is £36.68. The clarifications in the first response to your enquiry continue to apply. For comparison purposes only, a contracted bus driver, dependent upon contract and the date worked could earn a maximum of £20.03 per hour.” Please quote the reference number 924753 in any future communications.

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