UK opens vacancy for truck drivers; about to open visa programs ▷ Ghana news

– UK races to find truck drivers

– The shortage of these drivers has caused an artificial shortage of fuel

– A short-term visa program is under discussion

The UK will launch a visa program to employ truck drivers. The move follows a severe shortage of transport trucks which has left cars stranded in long lines at gas stations.

A combination of the Covid pandemic and Brexit has left transport companies struggling to recruit drivers.

Different government departments have discussed options with the industry, including the introduction of such visas, the BBC said.

The industry is pushing for drivers to be added to the so-called shortage occupations list, allowing them to qualify for a skilled worker visa.

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“We need long-term solutions to recruit a new generation of UK lorry drivers into the trade, but in the short term there is an urgent need for foreign drivers to be allowed in, as part of the shortage list of professions.” , said Rod McKenzie, chief executive. from politics to the Road Haulage Association (RHA).

The government wants the industry to employ UK carriers. But the industry has said this is impractical in the short term due to the immediacy of the need and the training costs involved.

Last week Transport Minister Baroness Vere said she discussed this issue with the transport industry two years ago, adding: “It was very clear then that the foreign workforce would not be available.

However, with the training of a heavy truck driver typically taking six to nine months, people in the industry insist that urgent action is needed to overcome the immediate crisis.

Source: Yen.com.gh