METRO Tasmania has raised its pay offer to bus drivers on the eve of talks aimed at ending the bitter public transport dispute.
During secret talks on the weekend between mediator Paul Lennon, Metro Tasmania CEO Heather Haselgrove and Rail, Tram and Bus Union chief Sam Simonetis, Metro increased its pay offer from 2.1 per cent to 2.5 per cent a year for three years.
In return the bus company wants drivers to work an extra five minutes a day.
Drivers are seeking a 3 per cent rise and have held several stop-work meetings in recent weeks in support of their claim.
Metro last Wednesday cancelled all services and locked workers out because it claimed two scheduled meetings would disrupt services and place passenger safety at risk.
The all-day shut-down affected about 38,000 passengers at a time when schools were returning from the Easter break.
Metro's decision to stand down drivers without pay was criticised by several Labor politicians, including Workplace Relations Minister David O'Byrne.
Young Labor went so far as to call for Sustainable Transport Minister Nick McKim to resign or be sacked for failing to condemn Metro's action and failing to get involved in the negotiations.
Mr McKim and Premier Lara Giddings have ruled out intervening in the dispute while urging the two sides to resolve their differences as soon as possible.
The parties meet at Campbell Town today for further talks.
Yesterday the union and Metro would not comment on the progress of negotiations.
Metro has argued that the taxpayer-subsidised company could not afford to fund a larger pay rise.
Drivers complained that Metro board members had received a substantial boost in pay but management said that decision was determined by an independent arbitrator.
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