❓ Mr. Hunter inquires about wage increases for School Bus Service drivers in WA, and the government provides details on the timing and calculation of those increases for both Evergreen and Tendered contract drivers.
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I refer to wage increases for School Bus Service drivers in Western Australia, and I ask: (a) when was the most recent wage rise provided to School Bus Services drivers under the Government contract: (i) what percentage increase was applied; and (ii) how was this increase determined?
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14 October 2025
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Minister for Transport
Response time
8 days
(a) Evergreen school bus service contract drivers received a wage rise effective 1 July 2025.
Tendered school bus service contract drivers received a wage rise effective 1 January 2025.
Wage price increases are determined by applying the percentage movement in relevant average weekly earnings index as published by the Australian Bureau of Statistics.
Tendered school bus service contract drivers received a wage rise effective 1 January 2025.
Wage price increases are determined by applying the percentage movement in relevant average weekly earnings index as published by the Australian Bureau of Statistics.
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