Selwyns Travel Employee Reviews

If you like your weekend then highly don't recommend this job, coaches are decent but still have there issues. Drivers always willing to help and makes a nice change not having to worry about holiday blocks.

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Driver (Current Employee) - Runcorn, Cheshire - 15 November 2023

Keep your head down, do your job properly and it's a great job. National express is great pay but can be long hours. Really can't complain about the job.

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Insights into Selwyns Travel

Based on 22 survey responses

What people like

Ability to learn new things
General feeling of work happiness
Fair pay for job

Areas for improvement

Sense of belonging
Trust in colleagues
Support from manager

A great place to work

Nat Ex driver (Current Employee) - Runcorn, Cheshire - 6 October 2023

challenging but rewarding.good pay on Nat Ex work.a lot of new vehicles in the fleet.management listen to drivers concerns and adjust accordingly but not always possible.

Pros

pay

Cons

some weekend work

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Worked for Selwyns for 12 months from 18/08/22 to 25/08/23.

PSV Night & Day Driver. (Former Employee) - Manchester, Greater Manchester - 7 September 2023

Worked on all aspects of the work at Selwyns Manchester. Found the Managers, Supervisors, Garage Staff, Other Drivers, the most upbeat Guys/Girls, I’ve worked with on PSV since 1994. My personal, private, life overtook my commitment to work and I always found I had the help and backing from Selwyns as much as anyone could. In the target audience, I found Selwyns to be a good leader in the business, although be it not my personal gripe, I found the equipment in need of updating. I feel they will succeed in a very crowded financial environment, and would gladly return if asked, and needed, in the future.

Pros

Very fair & helpful supervision.

Cons

Equipment needs upgrading.

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Avoid

Coach Driver (Former Employee) - Leeds, West Yorkshire - 2 July 2023

Poor disrespectful management ,unsocial workings hours, not enough time to rest, health and safety on paper only, no support when on road stay away if possible.

Pros

Money

Cons

Long hours, never known start and finish time

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Official response from Selwyns Travel

4 July 2023

Your review is a very unfair representation of our Company which we can only assume you have written to try and cause us issues. This business has been operating for nearly 55 years. Our health and safety is audited quarterly so your comment is absolutely untrue.

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Coach Driver (Current Employee) - Runcorn - 21 June 2023

What is the best part of working at the company?Very understanding and always there for What is the most stressful part about working at the company?None very easy going it's what you make itWhat is the work environment and culture like at the company?Very good only my opinion but always been good with me

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No organisation skills

Airside Driver (Current Employee) - Sharston M22 - 6 May 2023

Started off on National Express, which was ok, although it’s so easy to get knocked off the network, all you need to do is blink. Now doing airside picking up aircrews which I thought would be better. Walked out of the place 4 times so far. Honestly don’t why I keep coming back.The management have no organisation skills or any people skills for that matter.On top of that although I liked doing long hours they now take advantage and just assume you still will. Put my notice in for the 5th time today.

Pros

None

Cons

Long Hours

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Official response from Selwyns Travel

4 July 2023

As you are aware, National Express are very safety focussed and if a driver does not achieve those safety standards it can result in removal from the National Express network. That said, to have been removed something serious must have happened. As you have stated we found you alternative work. We are sorry that you felt that the operational team did not have the appropriate people skills.

Bad management

PCV Coach Driver (Current Employee) - Manchester - 28 March 2023

Bad management pull you for the most stupid things. All they car about is filling the season could t cards who the sting in the process. Have not care for employees. Will change shifts last minute without telling you being on the busses is alot easier the time you finish to the time you start the next day is a absolute joke you can finish at 1pm then start the next morning at 10.05 barely going over the 9 hours legal rest required out the don’t take into fact you have to drive home they have a bath then you time you get to go asleep you may only get 5 hours sleep I would avoid at all costs

Pros

Good pay

Cons

More stress than it’s worth

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Need to be fully flexible

Driver (Current Employee) - Manchester, Greater Manchester - 23 March 2023

You need to fully flexible to work here. The shifts are long and can be changed at very short notice sometimes on the day of your shift. If your on the spare rota you won’t know if your coming or going so don’t bother making plans outside of work. It’s a single persons job really but if your not bothered about putting in the hours it’s good pay. There used to be good moral but that’s completely gone under the current management. You will also be rang on your days off to come into work to cover. Majority of the time your day is sat on the motorway there are worse company’s to work for but you need to be really easy going and fully flexible without a family really.

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Driver (Former Employee) - Runcorn - 27 February 2023

Staff are friendly, management is a bit disorganised but feel like that's just typical no matter what company you work for these days, long hours but good pay

Pros

Money

Cons

Long hours

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Coach Driver (Former Employee) - Selwyns - 5 February 2023

Poor management. Supervisors need training and need to learn to be honest and open and don't lie or disrespect other drivers. No respect from some drivers at all towards me and some drivers didn't get on with each other which isn't good at all. I was bullied and nothing was done about it. The pay is decent, I personally liked the coaches and I enjoyed the job but how I was treated was very unfair. Don't get me wrong I wasn't perfect I did make a few mistakes. Very strict and unfair and then they wonder why they are short of drivers. Most of the situations were poorly handled. Hopefully things change here and it becomes better good luck but this is my honest opinion of the company and work place.

Pros

Decent pay. Nice uniform.

Cons

9-12 hour duties. (Didn't bother me tho)

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Official response from Selwyns Travel

4 July 2023

Having read your comment, we are assuming that you were a National Express driver. National Express are extremely safety and customer focussed and if a driver does not achieve their standards then they are either placed on an action plan or sometimes are removed from the network. The Company is growing and we are paying highly competitive rates. We are sorry that you felt the Supervisors are unskilled. Most of them have been drivers themselves so fully understand the challenges faced by drivers. They are however given full training.

Not same anymore, changed.

Coach Driver (Former Employee) - Runcorn, Cheshire - 15 December 2022

Don't expect to have a social life if you want to work here because they can change your duties in a flash so if you've arranged something with the family after you've finished or special event the day after on your day off, then it buggers it all up & you fall foul of your family who has a go at you for working when you know it's not your fault. Very long days if you include travelling there & back home, then get a shower/bath, then have tea & before you know it, it's time for bed cos you're up in 6 hours to do it all over again. Suitable for someone who hasn't got a family or in a relationship, so you can work when you want without upsetting the family, kids or partner. Get a job on the local buses, it's more pay & you know exactly what time you'll finish & what days off you will get.