Moghrey Mie Posted September 10 Share Posted September 10 https://services.gov.im/job-search/viewjob?Id=204199 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Mexico Posted September 10 Share Posted September 10 They do seem to have been recruiting permanent drivers recently: Bus Driver Job Reference: DOI-020018 Salary: £13.34 - £15.00 per hour Closing Date: 10/08/2025 Department: Department of Infrastructure Location: Banks Circus Employment Type: Permanent Hours Per Week: 37 But that closed a month ago 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinpot Posted September 10 Share Posted September 10 (edited) 55 minutes ago, Roger Mexico said: They do seem to have been recruiting permanent drivers recently: Bus Driver Job Reference: DOI-020018 Salary: £13.34 - £15.00 per hour Closing Date: 10/08/2025 Department: Department of Infrastructure Location: Banks Circus Employment Type: Permanent Hours Per Week: 37 But that closed a month ago Can I borrow your Time Machine? 😂I could make a fortune on the horses. Edited September 10 by Tinpot 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Non-Believer Posted September 10 Share Posted September 10 1 hour ago, Roger Mexico said: They do seem to have been recruiting permanent drivers recently: Bus Driver Job Reference: DOI-020018 Salary: £13.34 - £15.00 per hour Closing Date: 10/08/2025 Department: Department of Infrastructure Location: Banks Circus Employment Type: Permanent Hours Per Week: 37 But that closed a month ago One issue may be that Tesco's are offering more than that to do daytime shifts in Ramsey as a team leader. You don't need a PSV licence to do that, either... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinpot Posted September 10 Share Posted September 10 Reading comments about bus drivers wages being low I was reminded of the front page headlines a decade or more ago when their salary at the time was revealed and everyone was up in arms. A quick google, and this MF thread popped up. Interesting to compare some of the comments then to now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Mexico Posted September 10 Share Posted September 10 20 minutes ago, Tinpot said: Can I borrow your Time Machine? 😂I could make a fortune on the horses. That's what happens when you research and then don't post straight away. I googled for IOM bus driver jobs earlier today and the link was showing as 'Closed' with a date of 10/8/24. The fact no one else picked it up (except for the bank listing which is always there) suggests that was the situation. When I came back to put up the info I didn't double-check. Clearly they had realised they had better reopen after the criticism over last weekend. Either they have had a lot of resignations over the last month or the schools going back has meant drivers are rota'd more in the week and unwilling to do even more as overtime at weekends. I suspect they've been relying on casuals and then inviting them to be full-time if they 'fitted'. But some will prefer to pick and choose to fit other commitments, while others will rather go to a guaranteed full-time post elsewhere. So they are having to reverse the casualisation process which management dogma has been prescribing. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinpot Posted September 10 Share Posted September 10 4 minutes ago, Roger Mexico said: That's what happens when you research and then don't post straight away. I googled for IOM bus driver jobs earlier today and the link was showing as 'Closed' with a date of 10/8/24. The fact no one else picked it up (except for the bank listing which is always there) suggests that was the situation. When I came back to put up the info I didn't double-check. Clearly they had realised they had better reopen after the criticism over last weekend. Either they have had a lot of resignations over the last month or the schools going back has meant drivers are rota'd more in the week and unwilling to do even more as overtime at weekends. I suspect they've been relying on casuals and then inviting them to be full-time if they 'fitted'. But some will prefer to pick and choose to fit other commitments, while others will rather go to a guaranteed full-time post elsewhere. So they are having to reverse the casualisation process which management dogma has been prescribing. That job has been up for a while (Jobid 20095) but they reposted it on Facebook mid afternoon today. 6 hours ago, Tinpot said: Haha They have posted a drivers job on Facebook an hour ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Tatlock Posted September 10 Share Posted September 10 Who'd have thought that a skip load of old scripts of 'On the Buses' at Elstree studios would have been found by Longworth and become the IOM Transport manual though? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A fool and his money..... Posted September 10 Share Posted September 10 2 hours ago, Moghrey Mie said: https://services.gov.im/job-search/viewjob?Id=204199 As before, that's a typo, they're looking for a diver. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Mexico Posted September 10 Share Posted September 10 30 minutes ago, Tinpot said: That job has been up for a while (Jobid 20095) but they reposted it on Facebook mid afternoon today. 6 hours ago, Tinpot said: Haha They have posted a drivers job on Facebook an hour ago. It probably went on Facebook first as it was the above that made me go looking. But it would take a little time for HR to alter the Jobtrain listing. Thinking about it, when I saw it first it may not have had the salary range, just the closing date. And it clearly is an alteration - because if you're doing an 'open' listing you don't choose a random Sunday in 11 months time, you put in something like 31 December like the bank/zero-hours one. It's interesting because it reveals they panicked and did a quick update after all the criticism. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Mexico Posted September 10 Share Posted September 10 4 minutes ago, A fool and his money..... said: As before, that's a typo, they're looking for a diver. Combined role: 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moghrey Mie Posted September 11 Share Posted September 11 10 hours ago, A fool and his money..... said: As before, that's a typo, they're looking for a diver. With HGV and PSV qualifications? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ringy Rose Posted September 11 Share Posted September 11 (edited) 12 minutes ago, Moghrey Mie said: With HGV and PSV qualifications? The JobCentre post says “bank driver” but the link included on the the Job Centre post takes you to the JobTrain advert for a “bank diver”. Edited September 11 by Ringy Rose Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KERED Posted September 11 Share Posted September 11 14 minutes ago, Ringy Rose said: The JobCentre post says “bank driver” but the link included on the the Job Centre post takes you to the JobTrain advert for a “bank diver”. Maybe they're looking for a diver for The Bahama Bank? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A fool and his money..... Posted September 11 Share Posted September 11 4 hours ago, Moghrey Mie said: With HGV and PSV qualifications? I've no idea, as usual the job centre site carries no information on government Jobs. Check job train if you're unsure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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