No, we are not sarcastic at all — because Mr Nigel Wood, the current Managing Director of Go-Ahead Singapore is spending more than SBS Transit and SMRT on the wages of his workers.
According to The Straits Times, Go-Ahead’s starting basic wage of $1,865 is about 5 to 15 percent higher than what SMRT and SBS offer their drivers.
Who would have thought such a boss exists?
Well, Mr Wood used to be a bus driver back in London 21 years ago, which probably explains why he’s so generous to his new employees.
He is able to put himself in the shoes of bus drivers because he understands the hardships they face coupled with the long and strenuous hours of driving.
In 1995, he used to be a PCV Driver trainee at London General Transport Services Ltd and two years later he was a Night Controller at London Central.
He only started working at Go-Ahead London as an Assistant Operating Manager in Sep 2003. Eight years later, he climbed up the corporate ladder and became the Managing Director of Go-Ahead Singapore.
Which is quite fascinating considering the fact that he only started out as a mere bus driver!
Mr Wood said “Many (drivers) wish to provide for themselves and their families, to work in a comfortable and nurturing environment, and to be given opportunities to grow,” he said. “We have developed an employment package in close consultation with the union.”
Beyond just higher wages, Mr Wood took the driver’s welfare into consideration too.
These are the benefits Mr Wood are throwing in to entice existing bus drivers from its rival company:
Those who are hopping over to Go-Ahead will pretty much be feeling like this:
Go-Ahead’s services will run on several existing and a few new routes, after the Group won a five-year contract last month. The Britain-based company will have 25 bus routes operating in Loyang from the third quarter of 2016.
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Featured Image via Go-Ahead Singapore
With reference to The Straits Times, Channel News Asia, The Straits Times
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