SINGAPORE – New public bus operator Go-Ahead Singapore said today (April 7) that it has hired 424 bus captains since it announced its employment package on Feb 15. This is 60 per cent of the 700 bus captain positions it is looking to fill before starting operation in the third quarter of this year.
Go-Ahead Singapore is set to operate 25 bus services in Pasir Ris and Punggol.
It was revealed in November that Go-Ahead Singapore – a subsidiary of The Go-Ahead Group in Britain – beat seven other shortlisted bidders to win the Government’s Loyang package bus contract.
Go-Ahead said that 358 of the bus captains it has hired are currently serving on the routes under the Loyang package, meaning that 87 per cent of bus captains affected by the change of operator have accepted its job offers.
Managing director Nigel Wood – who has said that he started off as a bus driver in London over 20 years ago – said in the statement that bus captains “will be the frontline staff that represent all we stand for, and will literally drive us forward”.
Go-Ahead said that it started training bus captains last month and will put the new hires through “induction sessions on company culture, guidelines and protocols as well as practical training for route familiarisation”.
Recruitment activities are still on-going, and Go-Ahead said that it expects to fill all 700 bus captain positions before starting operation.
Those interested in joining its team can call 8876-6001, or go for a walk-in interview at Loyang bus depot between 9.30am and 12.30pm from Monday to Thursday.
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Tower Transit, Go-Ahead
