Bus driver awarded £60,000 after unfair dismissal

Lack of training contributed to Onchan crash

A bus driver who was sacked following a crash has been awarded more than £60,000 for unfair dismissal.

Robert Corrin was fired after leaving his bus without putting the handbrake on but an employment tribunal was told he hadn't been given sufficient training.

Mr Corrin had stopped his bus, in Onchan in July 2018, after being distracted by a flashing blind.

He applied the hold brake rather than the handbrake but was unaware using the isolator switch to reset the blind would disengage the hold brake.

As a result the single decker rolled and hit a property.

Mr Corrin's advocate told the hearing he hadn't received training on the hold brake and the incident was an accident waiting to happen.

The tribunal found his dismissal to be unfair because of inadequate investigations and a flawed disciplinary procedure.

It concluded the price paid was unusually severe with Mr Corrin losing a job he especially enjoyed.

In total he was awarded £60,816.

You can find the full hearing HERE.