Ho sey liao...
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Heard news that govt got 6 private bus companies to chiong cbd during peak period to provide express service to various location like Seng kang, Jurong east etc.. Really ho sei liao!!!! Somebody gonna suffer...
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ho say liao for who TD or bus driver!cos Govt. not willing to forego ERP charges for taxis,so they bring in more buses,at the same time more foreigners to work as bus drivers!
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Go drive bus lah......Not tia gong is true
SINGAPORE — SMRT has introduced a new progressive career scheme for its bus captains which could see Singaporean drivers taking home up to S$3,500 a month, the company said in a release today (Nov 7).
The SMRT Bus Captain Scheme aims to train bus captains to provide better service to commuters and increase their productivity, and includes the restructuring of salary ranges, productivity and performance incentives, as well as a refreshed training plan to enable career progression into supervisory positions.
Under the scheme, the average Singaporean SMRT bus captain will be able to earn up to S$3,500 a month after overtime and with performance incentives — which will be awarded for punctuality and meeting high safety and customer service standards.
The scheme was developed as a result of an ongoing collaboration between SMRT’s management and the National Transport Workers’ Union.
“The ability to retain talent and maintain our staff’s workforce health is key in ensuring that SMRT continues to deliver an excellent travel experience to commuters,” said Mr Desmond Kuek, SMRT Corporation President and CEO.
“The new BC scheme takes a progressive approach to training our bus captains beyond basic driving skills to include service and supervisory skills. In doing so, they can also progress in their careers to drive more complex routes, provide better service, and even move into supervisory and trainer/mentor roles.”
The new career progression framework will also set out a clear route of advancement for bus captains into supervisory positions such as Master Bus Captain, which includes group supervisor and instructor responsibilities.
“Previously, competent drivers hit their career ceiling after three promotions when they become Chief Service Leaders,” said Mr Ong Chin Ang, Executive Secretary of National Transport Workers’ Union.
“We also recognised that there is still room for current wages to move up. By adopting the Labour Movement’s Progressive Wage Model concept, the union worked together with SMRT management to relook and restructure the scheme to help bus captains achieve better career progression and wages, and ensure its sustainability.
“With the new model in place, traditional front-line roles are transformed and bus captains can look forward to training and advancement opportunities to supervisory positions with higher wages.”
In May last year, SMRT announced an upward revision of the basic monthly pay of its Singaporean bus drivers by 35 per cent to S$1,625, which the company said would enable them to take home an average of about S$2,500 each month after factoring in overtime, allowances and incentives. -
Originally posted by Diablo9898:
Heard news that govt got 6 private bus companies to chiong cbd during peak period to provide express service to various location like Seng kang, Jurong east etc..
Really ho sei liao!!!!
Somebody gonna suffer…
What kind of news? Coffeeshop talk or official news?
Seems its going to make the CBD more congested during peak hours.
i know there's already some private bus drivers doing that already
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Knn smlj Master Bus Captain? Master Warrant Or hui Ser better. These ppl oni know how to spend and spend like using Ah Kong money. Share price drop like crazy. Profit drop 57%!
Wait till they face the wrath of shareholders then they noe.
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Can private buses use bus lanes during its operational hrs???
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Originally posted by foolsh_2000:
ho say liao for who TD or bus driver!cos Govt. not willing to forego ERP charges for taxis,so they bring in more buses,at the same time more foreigners to work as bus drivers!
I think only paxs will gain from this... -
Originally posted by hammerhammer8888:
Go drive bus lah......Not tia gong is true
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Originally posted by Diablo9898:
My tia gong is from news broadcast from radio station. Will still stick with td.. -
Originally posted by Samsun:
Can private buses use bus lanes during its operational hrs???
As long as its a bus, why not. But some like to stray out to normal lanes
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Originally posted by j007:
What kind of news? Coffeeshop talk or official news?
Seems its going to make the CBD more congested during peak hours.
i know there's already some private bus drivers doing that already
I don't think so it will create more congestion. .. if I hear correctly, its gg to be 6 private bus companies. ..I dont think smrt or sbs is involved. Somemore express type of service.. It could be each private company will be in charge of 1 location.. -
Gentlemen,
The intention is to help people moving in and out of CBD, and do not worry, good paxs will still take taxis, there are still many atas people or feel atas people who like to be ferried in privacy.
On the other hand, think of the good, with their help, we might not need to go into 350km per day, and MOST IMPORTANT..taxi driving will still very much left for SIngaporean.
Because if paxs keep complaining no taxi no taxi or taxi interview here and there, then how? get salaried foreigner to be TD?? so now they cater buses, and after all, these buses will ferry those pax who lives in Ah woods, ah kangs and ah rongs...what left are good paxs, so now, maybe I can succeed in 13 CBD paxs
Do not get me wrong, I am not siding the govt or LTA, but if you look at it closely, the motives is good, and also help to reduce taxi population.
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TS bo update....
Tia gong the company who won the bidding are from SBS Transit.....
Some sort of sub company....
Some forums already whack Goberment jiak lut jiak lut last time liao.....
In Sg, want to eat fat meat so easy meh....
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Woodlands Transport one of the potential bus companies...
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Originally posted by Keepthechange666:
TS bo update....
Tia gong the company who won the bidding are from SBS Transit.....
Some sort of sub company....
Some forums already whack Goberment jiak lut jiak lut last time liao.....
In Sg, want to eat fat meat so easy meh....
Har.. got bidding one har.. still ongoing??? I tot it's going to be 6 private bus companies providing the services.. 6 different locations somemore.. -
Originally posted by bowah:
Gentlemen,
The intention is to help people moving in and out of CBD, and do not worry, good paxs will still take taxis, there are still many atas people or feel atas people who like to be ferried in privacy.
On the other hand, think of the good, with their help, we might not need to go into 350km per day, and MOST IMPORTANT..taxi driving will still very much left for SIngaporean.
Because if paxs keep complaining no taxi no taxi or taxi interview here and there, then how? get salaried foreigner to be TD?? so now they cater buses, and after all, these buses will ferry those pax who lives in Ah woods, ah kangs and ah rongs...what left are good paxs, so now, maybe I can succeed in 13 CBD paxs
Do not get me wrong, I am not siding the govt or LTA, but if you look at it closely, the motives is good, and also help to reduce taxi population.
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As I said earlier, cleaner paid is going to go up, security guards is also going to go up, so is bus driver and so on. This is no joke, if employer cannot pay the mini, licence will not be renew for them to do business, in another word, there will be a minimum wage for different sector.
So now is left TD, still the same, still struggling, still same income, what then, may I ask, is Govt going to do to help this group of people, dun give me the bull about relief one year than can become Hirer, this are bullshit idea just to gather support.
What we want is how can TD be protected against a backdrop of rental increases, high fuel prices and paxs attacking?
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LTA awards contracts for six City Direct bus services
The Land Transport Authority (LTA) has awarded contracts for six City Direct services to five private bus operators under the Bus Service Enhancement Programme (BSEP).
SINGAPORE: The Land Transport Authority (LTA) has awarded contracts for six City Direct services to five private bus operators under the Bus Service Enhancement Programme (BSEP).
The six routes will operate from Ang Mo Kio, Bukit Batok/Hillview, Jurong East, Sembawang, Sengkang and West Coast to the Central Business District during the morning peak, and in the return direction during the evening peak.
An LTA statement on Saturday said the new bus services will be launched progressively in the first half of 2014.
There will be two trips on each service during each of the peaks, with more trips to be added depending on demand.
Ren Quan Transport won the Ang Mo Ko contract at $1.13 million and the Sengkang contract at $1.28 million.
ComfortDelGro Bus Pte Ltd took the Bukit Batok/Hillview contract at $0.9 million, and Loh Gim Chong the Sembawang contract at $1.16 million.
Transtar Travel Pte Ltd clinched the Jurong East contract at $1.45 million.
The West Coast contract went to Woodlands Transport Service Pte Ltd at $1.23 million.
The total value of the contracts is about $7.16 million.
LTA said the contracts for three other services -- Bedok, Eunos and Hougang -- weren't awarded as there weren't enough valid bids for an award to be made.
A new tender for the three services is expected to open by the end of the month.
LTA said with limited stops and the use of expressways, journey time on the City Direct services are expected to be comparable to that of taking a bus or LRT and transferring to the MRT into the city.
Under BSEP, private bus operators are being roped in to supplement the services of public transport operators to ease peak hour congestion and waiting time.
- CNA/ir
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Happy bo?.....
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Ho Sey liao.. very happy... knn... change shift tactics lah... scrap this lah... impose surcharge lah... stupid law law... knn... why can't some tds just drive honestly.. The whole pie was given to td and yet some chew/bite on it and spit it out on their face... now they took back nearly half of it... More to come... me very happy and yet sad for those honest tds...
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Originally posted by Diablo9898:
Ho Sey liao.. very happy… knn… change shift tactics lah… scrap this lah… impose surcharge lah… stupid law law… knn… why can’t some tds just drive honestly..
The whole pie was given to td and yet some chew/bite on it and spit it out on their face… now they took back nearly half of it…
More to come… me very happy and yet sad for those honest tds…
Many many years ago.....
When I 1st started driving taxi....
Some old birds joke to me during kopi talk.....
They say if one day our Goberment can solve Bukit Panjang and Sengkang taxi problem.....
Meaning, it will be the end for taxi driving.....
We shall see, whether all this buses can really solve those area problem.....
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Bro, it's not that they can't solve... it's just that they do not want to chop off TD jobs whichis the only trade meant for spore citizens. .. do you really think they can't solve it... If the above implementation caused congestion, they can do it in taxi stand I/o bus stop.. anyway, taxi stands are empty... Bukit panjang mrt will be up soon... and yes, ppl will say breakdown lah.. but anybody really know the reason for the breakdown? They are already working on it... Like I mentioned, just drive honestly and be otr for 8 solids hour.. td can still make it one.. but just felt sad that some chose other methods and pull the rest into shit hole..
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contract at x million means what ?
govt pay bus company this amt of money ?
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Why so happy?
Pap give u 10% of $7.16 million?
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I drive b4
from serangoon garden to cbd morning
per trip count...4got how much the fare liao
around $2...if not wrong!
but that time CTE still ok,
not much traffic!
if now evening peak take this bus from cbd to ah wood by CTE
dunno when can reach?