Tower Transit
raises bus drivers’ basic pay to more than
S$2,000
SINGAPORE: Public bus operator Tower Transit Singapore said on
Monday (Jul 10) it will raise the salaries of its bus drivers and
other staff by 3.7 per cent – bumping up the basic pay for its new
bus drivers to more than S$2,000 for the first time.
The annual wage increment will benefit more than 800 staff in
Singapore, the UK-headquartered transport operator said.
With the increment, basic pay for new bus drivers who are
Singaporean citizens or permanent residents will be S$2,002, up
from S$1,930.
Tower Transit last raised the pay of its bus drivers and other
staff in May 2016 – two weeks before it began operations in
Singapore – by 3.5 per cent.
The latest increment will be applied retroactively from May 1, it
said.
“Bus captains’ wages have come a long way since 2015 when we
entered the Singapore market,” said Tower Transit Singapore
managing director Andrew Bujtor, adding that the increment ensures
that its staff’s wages keep pace with that of other
Singaporeans.
The increment is based on national wage data and takes guidance
from the National Wages Council’s guidelines, Tower Transit
said.
Source: CNA/cy