Lotian drivers offered furlough option

Bosses at Lothian buses pointed to a huge 80 per cent drop-off in passenger numbers over the last week as the Capital went into lockdown.

Staff including drivers and engineers have been offered a choice of volunteering to work on full pay, taking paid holiday or lieu days just now or going into the Government’s furlough scheme which offers sees staff taking time off work while receiving up to 80 per cent of their normal pay.

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