25 January 2022, Singapore – Since the COVID-19 outbreak, the employment landscape had been in topsy turvy with employers trying to sustain their businesses, while keeping their employees safe and gainfully employed. The Tripartite Alliance Award (TAA) 2021 ceremony, organised by the Tripartite Alliance for Fair and Progressive Employment Practices (TAFEP), recognised 21 organisations and six individuals for their fair and progressive employment practices and keeping their employees at the heart of their businesses. Hear from Go-Ahead Singapore, TAA winner of the Age Inclusive Practices category, on how they develop and retain their older workers.
1 November 2021, Singapore – Around 500 Singaporeans and permanent residents have been hired as public bus drivers in the first nine months of the year as efforts to attract more locals to the sector continue apace.
23 August 2021, Singapore – When she was 54 years old, Ms May Som made a major career switch and when she was least expecting it, found love in her new job. Inspired by female bus drivers who looked “very impressive” driving double-decker buses, she applied in 2016 to be a bus captain with bus operator Go-Ahead Singapore.
2 August 2021, Singapore – Every night, Loyang Bus Depot is a hive of activity. As the more than 450 buses in Go-Ahead Singapore’s fleet return after service, the bus operator’s maintenance crew goes to work checking the vehicles so they are fit for use the next day. About 15 to 20 buses are inspected head-to-toe daily as part of a 28-day maintenance cycle – a process that would have previously involved tasks such as manually checking the air pressure of each tyre, and manually recording mileage readings. But a vehicle health monitoring system installed across Go-Ahead’s fleet last year has eliminated the need for such menial work.
20 June 2021, Singapore – Commuters using Pasir Ris Bus Interchange will be able to enjoy upgraded facilities starting on July 3, including sheltered, barrier-free berths and priority queue zones with seats.
30 March 2021, Singapore – Your bus ride in Singapore could soon be partially powered by the sun. Bus operator Go-Ahead Singapore has installed ultra-thin solar panels on the roofs of two of its buses, which will run on Service 15. This is the first time such solar panels have been installed on buses here.
29 June 2017, Singapore – Less than a year after adopting an app to track and assess driving behaviour, public bus operator Tower Transit said it has halved the number of “incidents” its bus drivers are involved in. A few weeks ago, operator Go-Ahead Singapore too, adopted the same eet safety software, GreenRoad, which assesses driver behaviour through an RFID tag that the bus driver wears on a lanyard.