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RE: Happy Als - P450 SWX - 11/08/2012 08:21
No work apart from Private Hire work
one driver said they still get full pay whilst there off - Aint that illegal
RE: Happy Als - CX54 DKD - 11/08/2012 08:30
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!
RE: Happy Als - wirralbus - 11/08/2012 10:59
(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.
RE: Happy Als - Willowbrook - 14/08/2012 08:34
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.
RE: Happy Als - dave4jackie - 28/12/2012 17:15
(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
RE: Happy Als - busdude - 12/01/2013 19:56
LN51 AZV looking extremely smart fully in Happy Al's livery and with new L.E.D's
RE: Happy Als - M113 YKC - 12/02/2013 16:46
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=10151757649977516&set=a.10150155962352516.359033.363443557515&type=1&theater
(Credit to the "Buses" Facebook page!)
RE: Happy Als - SLTRegular - 12/02/2013 21:29
Good buses but very cold in Winter
RE: Happy Als - T42 PVM - 13/02/2013 14:52
am glad they remain in the north west as they really are decent buses
RE: Happy Als - R879 HRF - 05/03/2013 16:52
Volvo B10M and various Als coaches on ebay currently, can be seen in the link below.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/happyals0/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_from=&_ipg=25&_trksid=p3686