Bus Eireann Staff Benefits

Dubbaroo22

Hi all,

Would anybody be able to give an overview of the Bus Eireann staff benefits? I’m particularly interested in the travel and healthcare benefits.
I am aware that I would be eligible for a PTI card if successful in joining the company, but unsure what benefits that would avail me of.

Thank you
Dubbaroo22

Kopparberg Strawberry and Lime

Dubbaroo22 wrote: »

Hi all,

Would anybody be able to give an overview of the Bus Eireann staff benefits? I’m particularly interested in the travel and healthcare benefits.
I am aware that I would be eligible for a PTI card if successful in joining the company, but unsure what benefits that would avail me of.

Thank you
Dubbaroo22

PTI card is only an identification card, it does not entitle you to free travel.

After one year your doctor kicks in. That's it. It's just over 2 euro a week from your wages and you can go visit a doctor that they assign you.

The free travel thing, if you live withing Dublin and work in a depot withing Dublin you'll get a Dublin bus pass only. If you live outside Dublin they'll issue you a bus Eireann pass from your place of home to place of work only.

You won't get a rail pass. Only after you become permanent they will issue you approx 12 rail tickets for you to write on , one way only tickets.

As I said , a PTI card is only an ID card to go with the other cards. A PTI card alone officially won't do anything for you.

Other benefits depending on your location of work will be a staff canteen with mediocre food for about 7 euro a plate. Prison food is better.

Vic_08

Kopparberg Strawberry and Lime wrote: »

As I said , a PTI card is only an ID card to go with the other cards. A PTI card alone officially won't do anything for you.

Priv rate on UK railways and foot passenger on Stena and Irish Ferries with Bus Eireann PTI card, essentially 75% off walk-up fares.

Kopparberg Strawberry and Lime wrote: »

Other benefits depending on your location of work will be a staff canteen with mediocre food for about 7 euro a plate. Prison food is better.

Dublin Bus city centre canteen was always mediocre at best, not worth the stench of walking down that back alley.

Broadstone was crap when I started but got much better after a change to the same contractor as Earl Place, unlike there we had a chef who could actually cook. May have gotten worse since then though. Main problem with Broadstone was the short hours; single round of breakfast and lunch only, more suited to the office staff than drivers.

Kopparberg Strawberry and Lime

Its been a while since I was there but are there any possibilities of the PTI privileges in the UK changing or gone since Brexit ? But yeah the discount on the rail there was fantastic.

The ferry crossing I used it a few years ago, its only a 1 return trip a year now and it's only with Irish ferries.

The food as you rightly say is more for the office staff, breakfast and lunch but come half 3 that's the end of it. Nothing to be had bar whatever is in the vending machine up there.

Earl place canteen is a disgrace, I've many views on it I would rather not share openly but we are very much on the same level

Dubbaroo22

Thanks for the responses - really good benefits considering! Looking at Limerick/Cork as potential depots to drive out of, so any travel benefit is better than none!