SMRT statement on mainland Chinese bus drivers'
protest
Published on Nov 26, 2012 9:59 PM
Transport operator SMRT has just released this statement on the
mainland Chinese bus drivers who did not turn up for work this
morning:
"This morning, 102 of our Service Leaders (SLs) for our buses who
were recruited from China (PRC) did not show up for work. As a
result of their absence, a number of our bus services were
affected. We apologise to commuters and the public who were
inconvenienced by the affected bus services.
In recent salary adjustments for our SLs, SMRT gave salary
increment to all SLs who joined the company before July 2012. These
102 PRC SLs were not happy with their increment. We regret that
they chose to express their unhappiness about their salaries in
this manner, especially when our lines of communication with them
are always open.
Talks between our management and the SLs started this morning and
ended this evening at about 6 pm. This group of PRC SLs will be
returning to work tomorrow.
We thank Ministry of Manpower and Ministry of Home Affairs for
their assistance in this matter.
Once again, we apologise to commuters and the public for the
inconvenience caused."