Metro bus drivers not keen on fixed salary

[Gen. Miting]

Metro bus drivers not keen on fixed salary
11/04/2008 | 08:15 AM

MANILA, Philippines - Bus drivers in Metro Manila are not too keen on a fixed-salary system proposed by the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) to avoid further accidents.

Integrated Metro Bus Operation Association (Imboa) head Claire dela Fuente said Metro Manila bus drivers are more comfortable with a setup where they "pick and drop" more passengers.

"Sa Metro medyo mahirapan nang kaunti kasi sa Metro medyo talagang pick and drop ang tao. Sa probinsya set na sila, doon sa garahe napupuno na sila. Walang use na sila ay hindi gawing salary (In Metro Manila, you pick up and drop passengers at several points in your route and earn commissions from them. In the provinces, you usually go point to point in the entire route without having to pick up or drop off passengers in between, so provincial bus drivers may be more amenable to a fixed salary)," dela Fuente said in an interview on dzXL
radio.

LTFRB chairman Thompson Lantion earlier proposed the system in the wake of a tragedy last All Saints Day that killed at least five people and injured several others.

In the incident last Saturday, a speeding Fermina Express bus slammed into a Toyota Revo along the North Luzon Expressway (NLEX) in Pampanga province.

Last Oct. 21, a fiery predawn mishap occurred when a Joanna Jesh bus slammed into the rear of a Mercedes Benz sedan and killed doctor Francisco Sarabia.

On the other hand, dela Fuente said the government must put more responsibility on erring drivers and stop their mentality of passing on their liabilities on their employers.

"Kailangan magkaroon ng mahigpit na parusa sa driver. Kadalasan minsan hindi masyadong iniintindi ng mga driver kasi sasabihin nila tutubusin sila ng amo nila. Yan ang nangyayari riyan (There should be stiffer penalties on drivers. In most cases they think they can get away with it because they expect their employers to bail them out)," she said.

For his part, Lantion said it is up to bus operators to discuss the issue.

"Idudulog yan at paguusapan muli sa mga hanay (We'll bring it up with them and let them discuss it)," he said.- GMANews.TV

Source:
http://www.gmanews.tv/story/131182/M...n-fixed-salary

what's confusing with this article is the bus operator association (imboa) is the one saying that they're not keen on fixed salary ... tsk tsk tsk ...

syempre mas gustuhin ng driver na fixed salary. if this happens, hindi nila na sila maging aggressive sa EDSA or any other road kasi may fixed naman sila tanggapin.

is this even legal na wag bigyan ng fixed salary ang driver?

and the best part, it's the govt's responsibility daw to control bus drivers
at wag daw ipasa ang liability to the operators accdg. to this "diva"

so malamang, ang iisipin na lang nila eh kita na lang. eto ang self-preservation to the max.

[SecretShop]

I agree that its the group of Claire that don't want to give the drivers a fixed salary. With the current set up the bus operator earn more because the drivers would want to get higher commission.

Iniisip nila na baka magpetiks na mga driver dahil fixed na ang sahod nila, liliit nga naman ang kita ng operator.

With regards to erring drivers. Its the responsibility of the operators to make sure that they hire responsible drivers. Siguro naman ayaw nila na puro aksidente ang mangyari sa mga bus nila.

Mandatory ba na ang operator tumubos sa mga driver nila na nahuhuli?

[XTO]

heard from fm station RX 93 last night, cabs are also not allowed beyond the yellow lane of edsa! sana nga maging totoo to. magsama sama sila sa outside lane ng mga buses.

but in fairness to them magiging masikip sila sa 2 lanes at least add another lane for them, bale 3 lanes na for public.

[shadow]

may point din naman ang mga operators eh, kung fixed salary ang mga drivers eh di kahit kada byahe nila walang sumakay meron pa rin silang sweldo ano naman kikitain ng mga operators?

[creepy]

what's confusing with this article is the bus operator association (imboa) is the one saying that they're not keen on fixed salary ... tsk tsk tsk ...

Sobrang misleading lang (as usual) ang mga headline ng reporter/news editor dito. Parang ang Inquirer.

[uls]

so malamang, ang iisipin na lang nila eh kita na lang. eto ang self-preservation to the max.

hehe

business e

if you are a bus operator, and you pay fixed salary to your drivers...

whether kumita o hindi yung mga byahe, you have to pay the drivers

Wala na motivation yung drivers punuin yung bus

they can even just park the bus somewhere, sleep in the bus all day, and bring the bus back at the end of the day...

and umm... siphon the diesel from the tank and sell it

hehehe

[jansky]

well what if say pag di umabot ng 8k per day ung kita ng isang bus doon cya sa commission sa araw na un pero kng umabot doon cya sa fix rate nya per day

at least mag iisip din ang driver nyan

[siacojin]

umm... hindi ba mamomonitor ng operator ang naging byahe ng mga bus nila sa ticket na naubos? so hindi rin pwede pumetiks ang mga driver nila.

[uls]

Pag fixed salary, even if you monitor your drivers/ticket sales strictly, the drivers' motivation to create sales is no longer there.

they can just drive past passenger pick-up points when they don't feel like stopping.

They can just drive half the day and sleep in the bus half the day.

"Walang pasahero e"

[flakez]

may mga odometer naman siguro mga bus, kung wala pwede naman palagyan para don na lang nila base kung bumibyahe ba yung bus nila and may inspector naman eh.