Bus captains will be protected even when bus routes now are getting contracted out! Good for them!
Seems like the Public Transport Tripartite Committee under NTUC and union managed to fight for the bus captains' rights.
Employees of bus operators' interests to be protected with new guidelines - Channel NewsAsia
SINGAPORE: The Public Transport Tripartite Committee (PTTC) on Tuesday (Sep 16) issued guidelines to safeguard the job security and welfare of bus employees' during the transition to the bus contracting model.
The guidelines, covering areas such as employment terms, employee benefits and professional training, define the obligations and responsibilities of both incoming and outgoing bus operators under the new model.
For example, all affected employees must be offered a job by the incoming operator. The offer of employment should be made at least six months before the commencement of bus service operations, and provide at least one month to the affected employee to consider the offer.
Seems like the Public Transport Tripartite Committee under NTUC and union managed to fight for the bus captains' rights.
Employees of bus operators' interests to be protected with new guidelines - Channel NewsAsia
SINGAPORE: The Public Transport Tripartite Committee (PTTC) on Tuesday (Sep 16) issued guidelines to safeguard the job security and welfare of bus employees' during the transition to the bus contracting model.
The guidelines, covering areas such as employment terms, employee benefits and professional training, define the obligations and responsibilities of both incoming and outgoing bus operators under the new model.
For example, all affected employees must be offered a job by the incoming operator. The offer of employment should be made at least six months before the commencement of bus service operations, and provide at least one month to the affected employee to consider the offer.
