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Stagecoach boosts its apprenticeship goals with almost 800 people in ‘earn and learn’ positions
- 790 Stagecoach employees currently in ‘earn and learn’ positions
- Among one of the top five organisations audited for number of apprenticeship development opportunities
- Awarded silver membership with 5% Club
Stagecoach electric buses transport world leaders at COP26 Climate Change Summit
- Hundreds of VIPs, including Prime Minister Boris Johnson, got to travel in style on brand new, electric double-decker buses
- The ten buses, built in Scotland by Alexander Dennis, showcased the iconic London bus livery
- Following COP26, the buses will be used on passenger services in London on behalf of TfL
- Stagecoach has committed to the United Nations Race to Zero initiative as part of its new sustainability strategy
- Major investment being made in new electric buses for Scotland
- Zero emissions Stagecoach UK bus fleet targeted by 2035, and initiatives to further reduce waste, conserve water and minimise energy use
Stagecoach welcomes "constructive discussions" with Unite in Fife and Tayside pay talks
- New pay proposals to be put to vote with strong union recommendation to accept
- Proposed two-year deals would increase employee pay by an average of 7.5%
Stagecoach welcomes “constructive discussions” with Unite in Preston pay talks
- Planned union industrial action on 14, 15 and 16 October has been cancelled
- New pay proposals to be put to vote with “strong union recommendation to accept”
- Proposed deal if accepted would increase employee pay by £19.50 a week
- Stagecoach “100% committed to reaching a sustainable agreement”
Stagecoach criticises Unite union for fuelling "fantasy pay demands" in Preston and Chorley and threatening to disrupt vital community bus links
- Unite refusing to reach agreement on pay deal for bus drivers covering operations at Preston and Chorley depots
- Drivers offered increases of up to 6.2% over a two year period taking hourly pay to £12.00 within 12 months
- Proposed offer comes on top of a 2.25% pay increase last year at these depots
- Pay increases already agreed with Unite at all other Stagecoach bus depots in the region
- Unite has informed Stagecoach that it will be taking industrial action on 14, 15, 16, 22 and 23 October
Stagecoach joins “Race to Zero” initiative with commitment to set stretching science-based carbon reduction targets
- Targets designed to help meet Paris Agreement drive to limit global warming to 1.5°C by 2050
- Britain’s biggest bus operator joins businesses helping to halve global emissions by 2030
- Commitment follows publication of Stagecoach’s sector-leading sustainability strategy
- Package of company plans in place to back ambition of COP26 climate change summit in Glasgow
Stagecoach marks National Inclusion Week with plan to create a more inclusive workforce
- New sustainability strategy commits to 40% of females in leadership roles by 2026
- Further commitment to increase numbers of employees from ethnic minorities to 25%
- New employee-led diversity and inclusion networks now developed
- Investment in dedicated resource to support diversity and inclusion pledge
- Inclusion Week takes place from 27 September to 3 October
Stagecoach calls for urgent UK Government stimulus package in Spending Review to incentivise return to Britain’s buses
- Six-point plan to help boost regional economies and deliver on country’s net zero ambitions
- Bus use across country at 70% of pre-Covid levels while damaging car traffic accelerates
- Policy proposals include tax incentives, discounted fares and national bus marketing campaign
- Motoring tax reform proposed to incentivise modal shift and protect public funding base
- Call for clear government roadmap for investment to support decarbonisation of bus sector
- Proposals come as local authorities face National Bus Strategy improvement plans deadline