BRISBANE BUSES OPERATORS

It is a matter of fact that public Bus To Brisbane is approximately 5% more expensive as compared to other cities or parts of Australia. Brisbane has a huge bus network system that covers the whole city and many other parts in the country.

Bus driver benefits:

Brisbane City Council offers too much for the Brisbane buses drivers including attractive salary packages and outstanding conditions including:

•    Paid training which includes training in electronic ticketing, customer service and procedures.

•    a range of flexible work options

•    free  of cost uniforms

•    Around 9% superannuation contribution for trainees and casuals (you can also make voluntary contributions)

•    Weekly salary paid directly into your mentioned bank account

Shifts run throughout the week. Earliest of the shifts start at about 4 in the morning and most late shifts finish at about 2am.

Full-time or casual:

If you are available for 3 to 5 hours a day, especially in the morning and peak times in the afternoon, then you must go for casual employment.

However, if you can work for at least 38 hours a week you must apply for traineeship programs. No need to go for casual employment if you are available for full-time employment. Full-time employment offers you many additional benefits.

Casual employment:

Casual employees are selected and hired on hourly basis. They are paid for the hours of work. Scheduling of work highly depends upon the business needs and standards.

Most of the casual work is in the morning when people are looking to go to their offices and schools and afternoon peaks, five days a week from Monday to Friday.

You must make sure that you are either available for at least 3 days between Monday and Friday, if it is not possible for you then you must mark you presence ateither morning or at evening depending upon what suits you.

The pay rate is approximately $28 per hour this includes 23% loading plus you will also get overtime and penalty rates paid as applicable.

Full-time employment (traineeships):

You are initially employed as a trainee and then promoted to full time bus operator. You are employed on a temporary full time job which includes 38 hours of work each week while completing your traineeship.

Traineeships:

•     Traineeships are usually for up to two years but can be shorter depending on  transport experience

•    It offersfull-time work while completing.

You can be offered a permanent position if you complete the traineeship on time as well as you meet the performance standards of Brisbane Transport.

At the start you need to be available for all the shifts either it is early, afternoon, late or broken. In simple words accept anything that is offered to you.

As a trainee bus operator your starting pay will be approximately 800 US Dollars excluding the overtime and other benefits. After a year and a month if you met the standards set by the Brisbane transport, your weekly salary will shoot to round about 873 US Dollars excluding overtime, bonus etc.

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Brisbane City Council offers too much for the Brisbane buses drivers including attractive salary packages and outstanding conditions including