Bus drivers voice their concerns

"So even though operation bonuses dropped to reflect the dwindling total revenue, there are less people sharing the total bonus sum," he said.

New Party city councilor Huang Shan-shan (黃珊珊) said the administration had turned a deaf ear to her related requests since August, adding that the administration should announce the measures it will take in a timely manner.

"To wait until next July [for the results of the study] is too long. And the study should be regarded as merely a reference for the administration rather than the decisive factor that will determine the government's policy," she said.

Tseng Hsing-min (曾幸敏), an associate researcher at the Taiwan Research Institute who was involved in the study, said employees' opinions will be taken into account. They will be issued with questionaires and interviewed, she said.

"But it would be biased if we listen to employees' views alone. We will consider current regulations as well as the city government's stance," she added.