Transportation | Bus companies call for more drivers

Three Macau bus companies, New Era, Transmac, and TCM, have recently co-organized a recruitment fair, which marks the first time the trio of companies have hosted a joint career event. In total, the companies had 270 job vacancies, according to a report by Jornal Cheng Pou.
Positions offered vary from bus drivers and maintenance engineers to operation administrative assistants. Monthly salaries paid to drivers are more than MOP20,000, which is considered by the companies to be an attractive offer.
A taxi driver, of the surname Lau, said that being a bus driver offers relatively stable working conditions with appealing salaries, and that he expects to transfer to the bus industry.
A TCM representative said that the company has been facing a shortage of bus operators for a long time. However, as salaries have started to increase, the industry has managed to attract a number of young people to work in the field. In response, Transmac hopes to draw the attention of young people through good welfare provisions. New Era claims that the youngest driver working in the company is 27 years old, but the company still requires 50 to 60 drivers in order to fill up the vacancies to meet the requirements posed by rush hours.