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Hire Uk Workers To Drive Lorries, Minister Tells Firms
Hire UK workers to drive lorries, minister tells firms
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Oh do I have to come back here and point out the inevitable consequences of B'exit.. yes I suppose I must.. education of the masses and all that I feel driven to point out FACTS!!
...although in this case maybe driven is the wrong word.. maybe not.. drivers in short supply ;O)
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Oh do I have to come back here and point out the inevitable consequences of B'exit.. yes I suppose I must.. education of the masses and all that I feel driven to point out FACTS!!
...although in this case maybe driven is the wrong word.. maybe not.. drivers in short supply ;O)
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//Hire UK workers to drive lorries//
Looks like we going to have to. They’re in short supply in Europe too …
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//Oh do I have to come back here and point out the inevitable consequences of B'exit.. yes I suppose I must.. education of the masses and all that I feel driven to point out FACTS!!//
No you don’t - because it’s nonsense. Before attempting to educate the masses with your anti-Brexit bilge, you’d be wise to educate yourself.
Looks like we going to have to. They’re in short supply in Europe too …
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//Oh do I have to come back here and point out the inevitable consequences of B'exit.. yes I suppose I must.. education of the masses and all that I feel driven to point out FACTS!!//
No you don’t - because it’s nonsense. Before attempting to educate the masses with your anti-Brexit bilge, you’d be wise to educate yourself.
It is rather a stupid thing to say.
Foreign lorry drivers are in their own countries, so of course any recruiting will have to be in the UK.
About 30,000 UK drivers have left the profession because of poor pay and conditions. So there are plenty of UK drivers with an HGV license, but do not want to do the job.
Instead of ministers blathering nonsense, the Government should be offering financial incentives to returning drivers. Top up their meagre wages with a restart bonus.
Foreign lorry drivers are in their own countries, so of course any recruiting will have to be in the UK.
About 30,000 UK drivers have left the profession because of poor pay and conditions. So there are plenty of UK drivers with an HGV license, but do not want to do the job.
Instead of ministers blathering nonsense, the Government should be offering financial incentives to returning drivers. Top up their meagre wages with a restart bonus.
The average salary for an HGV driver in the UK is around £31K -I would not call this being low paid. Night drivers can earn in excess of £17 per hour. UK is renowned for not wanting to do certain jobs, regardless of the pay. Even unskilled jobs can't be filled - Farmers are crying out for fruit and veg pickers yet there are fit young men on street corners on the dole, they don't want to work.
//It is rather a stupid thing to say.//
Not if you look at it in the right context.
Firms, rather than pay the going rate or train UK staff, want the Government to have visa for HGV drivers. That is wrong of course since the drivers are needed in their own countries that trained them and also it drives down wages in the UK.
//Instead of ministers blathering nonsense, the Government should be offering financial incentives to returning drivers. Top up their meagre wages with a restart bonus.//
Well just the sort of post I'd expect from a commie. No, the Government should not pay any incentive, the companies that have not paid correctly should pay it not taxpayers. As some are doing now.
Not if you look at it in the right context.
Firms, rather than pay the going rate or train UK staff, want the Government to have visa for HGV drivers. That is wrong of course since the drivers are needed in their own countries that trained them and also it drives down wages in the UK.
//Instead of ministers blathering nonsense, the Government should be offering financial incentives to returning drivers. Top up their meagre wages with a restart bonus.//
Well just the sort of post I'd expect from a commie. No, the Government should not pay any incentive, the companies that have not paid correctly should pay it not taxpayers. As some are doing now.
Was talking to the Tesco delivery driver this morning. Ex lorry driver. He tells me that he wouldn't go back to wagon driving for a gold clock. Tells me that Tesco have offered all its delivery drivers a course to gain HGV qualification. Tesco will pay all the tuition fees and test fees, all the accommodation and travel costs to the training centres and a signing on fee if the trainee becomes an HGV driver for them. Tesco cannot fill the places. The ex HGV drivers, he tells me, are glad to be out of the game with the motorway hours at a standstill, the bus and bike lanes in cities, the security issues when carting valuables etc. and the general antisocial attitudes of the general population towards them. More have quit since the roads have again become chocca block following the (what they saw) tremendous ease of doing the job when the rest of us were in lock down. Throw into the mix the eco loons making life hard, illegal immigrants on the continental trips, and being away from home as well. Would you do it? As usual the wilfully ill informed are trying to use the trend to light fires under the wrong wood pile. Home deliveries due to the massive increases in internet purchasing has also mopped up thousands of drivers who would otherwise be behind the wheel of a lorry, without the hassle. I blame the Glow Bulls ...so there.
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