N.J.I.C. Approve Bonus Scheme
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THE incentive bonus scheme proposed by Manchester Transport Department has been approved by the National Joint Industrial Council for the road passenger transport industry. This was revealed by the chairman of the transport committee. alre C. Blackwell, at last week's meeting of the city council.
The scheme, which is expected to give drivers and conductors an extra 5s. to 7s, a week at the outset, has individual garages as group units. All drivers and conductors working in each unit will. as hitherto, take every duty in turn.
The bonus payments will be based on a bus crew's earnings per hour. A standard of hourly revenue, based on past results, is to be fixed for each garage. Earnings in excess of. this standard will be shared equally between the driver, conductor and department.
It is hoped that the incentive scheme will eliminate standing time, so producing more passengers and more revenue per vehicle. The general manager, Mr. A. S. Neal, told 7 he Commercial Motor that although there may be complications, his committee believed that their attempt to provide a direct incentive scheme was worth while.
OBJECTIONS TO TEMPORARY EXPRESS SERVICE WITHDRAWN nBJECTIONS by four bus undertakings to an application by British Overseas Airways Corporation to run an express service between Manchester Airport and Burtonwood were withdrawn, at Manchester, last week, when it was stated that the service would be only of a temporary nature,
The objectors were Lancashire United Transport. Ltd., and the municipal undertakings of Warrington; Manchester and Salford.
A spokesman for B.O.A.C. said the service, which would operate via Eccles, Irlam and Warrington would he required only for about 12 months while the runway at the airport was being lengthened.
A 12-seat vehicle, fitted with radio, would be used, and timings would be intermittent to serve aircraft passengers only travelling to and from the military base at Burtonwood. Passengers from North Wales and Liverpool would ne picked up at Warrington.
The North Western Licensing Authority granted a temporary licence.
CONFERENCE FOR ENGINEERS A CONFERENCE for engineers is to in• be held by the Natural Rubber Development Board, Market Buildings, Mark Lane, London. E.C.3, in the autumn. In the Board's 1955 report, the growing interest of mechanical engineers in the scientific design of rubber components is reflected. The conference will coincide with the premiere of a new film entitled, " Rubber in Engineering."