Bus drivers to sit for exam
To retain their jobs under their new employer Arriva, bus drivers have now been informed that they will be asked to sit for an exam.
15 November 2010, 12:00am
Miriam Dalli
Miriam Dalli
In a letter sent to the bus drivers, Transport Minister Austin Gatt had promised "guaranteed employment" with whoever wins the public transport reform contract. However, Torċa now reports that only 550 bus driver are needed to work with Arriva.
General Workers’ Union secretary-general Tony Zarb told the newspaper that, “bus drivers are looking at the exam as an excuse to let them off.”
Zarb said that at the beginning of talks on the public transport reform bus drivers had been “guaranteed a safe job for 10 years.”
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Perhaps it would be wiser to send a team of tourist looking individauls and run around on buses for a few weeks. Make them submit a report on each and every driver, and draw their attention what to what they are doing right and wrong. Then make them sit for an exam, after training.
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I don't know of any job without an interview- especially when you have to work with people like customer service -especially with public transport- I use public transport frequently- so I have all the knowledge- yes I agree with the exam interview- or the reform will be doen for nothing- there is always things to do- to give a good service
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Oooh I'd love to see this exam paper.
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1. Please identify the correct procedure for leaving a bus stop. You have 3 attempts.
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2. Please demonstrate, using verbal and non-verbal communication, the correct signal to use when turning. You may not leave your seat.
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3. From this series of photos, identify the tourist, the local and the immigrant and give the correct fare for each.
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The PN is a party of cheats and liars as has constantly been shown by everything they promised which has turned out to be a lie. Perhaps the famous saying needs to be changed to "There are lies, damned lies and PN Party lies".
