Happy Als

[P450 SWX]

RE: Happy Als
No work apart from Private Hire work
one driver said they still get full pay whilst there off - Aint that illegal

[CX54 DKD (Moderator)]

RE: Happy Als
Why would being paid whilst you're off work be illegal? It's no different than sitting unemployed and taking job seeker's allowance surely apart from it's actually coming from a source of employment. If they are paid fully when work is low then credit to the company as most coach firms pay you by the hours on your tacho and not a second more!

[wirralbus]

RE: Happy Als

(11/08/2012 08:21)P450 SWX Wrote:  No work apart from Private Hire work
one driver said they still get full pay whilst there off - Aint that illegal

Simply put its Happy Al's way of retaining drivers , if they didnt get paid they would go in search of other driving work and when Al's coaches would require them for School work they would not be available leaving them short.

[Willowbrook]

RE: Happy Als
It's not uncommon for school operators to offer pay options to try and fit in with drivers needs. I once worked somewhere that had two pay rates for school drivers, you got the top rate if you were only paid when the schools were in, or you could have a lower rate but it way paid evenly across the year.

[dave4jackie]

RE: Happy Als

(14/06/2012 09:31)P450 SWX Wrote:  That royal Tiger has a Gardner engine with the same gear box the old crosville DOG Olympians

they can't have found an engine as it has now gone for scrap

[busdude]

RE: Happy Als
LN51 AZV looking extremely smart fully in Happy Al's livery and with new L.E.D's

[M113 YKC]

RE: Happy Als
It appears that Happy Als have acquired ex-Arriva North West (Bolton) DAF SB220GS/Ikarus Polaris' MK52 XNO and MK52 XNP:

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1...=1&theater
(Credit to the "Buses" Facebook page!)

[SLTRegular]

RE: Happy Als
Good buses but very cold in Winter

[T42 PVM (Moderator)]

RE: Happy Als
am glad they remain in the north west as they really are decent buses

[R879 HRF]

RE: Happy Als
Volvo B10M and various Als coaches on ebay currently, can be seen in the link below.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/happyals0/m.ht...ksid=p3686