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Should The Government Ease The Lorry Driver Crisis By ….
… by a temporary visa system for foreign drivers?
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The government knows this, and knows that they will appear to be going back on Brexit if they turn round now and let foreign workers back in.
14:29 Fri 24th Sep 2021
they need to look at various methods, in the short term we need drivers so great if we can get them from abroad. They could also use the army drivers. What worries me though is how dependant we seem to be on road haulage. Time to start reviving the use of rail for goods transport I think so we aren't so vulnerable to driver shortages.
Not sure a temporary visa for foreign drivers would help much. They didnt just leave because of Brexit despite what people saybut because pay and conditions became equal in their own countries as they benefitted from EU investment. Alongside this in the UK they were hit with IR35 that drastically reduced their pay, so who wants to work abroad for less money?
And lets not forget the tardiness of testers getting back to work. While many occupation fought through COVIS the examiners all stopped. Yes, they are in close proximity but so are many other key workers.
It boils down to needing a multi pronged approach, problem here is this liberal left Government are not up to it and neither is the buffon leading it.
And lets not forget the tardiness of testers getting back to work. While many occupation fought through COVIS the examiners all stopped. Yes, they are in close proximity but so are many other key workers.
It boils down to needing a multi pronged approach, problem here is this liberal left Government are not up to it and neither is the buffon leading it.
It makes me laugh that these big employers are now moaning about shortages.
They have known there was an aging workforce, nearing retirement. They stopped training their own new recruit. Instead they relied on bringing in foreign drivers, and used that to suppress the wages paid.
There was little incentive therefore for young British people to pay their way through training, as the rewards when you got there were being eroded.
It's not just in the driving workforce. Other industries too have slashed training budgets, and suppressed wage increases by importing foreign workers.
The British workers on their wages buying less and less could see this happening. Is it any wonder they voted for Brexit?
They have known there was an aging workforce, nearing retirement. They stopped training their own new recruit. Instead they relied on bringing in foreign drivers, and used that to suppress the wages paid.
There was little incentive therefore for young British people to pay their way through training, as the rewards when you got there were being eroded.
It's not just in the driving workforce. Other industries too have slashed training budgets, and suppressed wage increases by importing foreign workers.
The British workers on their wages buying less and less could see this happening. Is it any wonder they voted for Brexit?
naomi: "Transport goods by train by all means - but you still need lorries to deliver them to their final destination. Was that the 'chink', TTT? " - no, not the chink. It will cut the miles driven dramatically, many smaller trucks/vans etc can be used. Go back a few years and rail freight was the norm.
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