The Conservative Party

[The Future’s Blue!]

People now being infected with water supplies, good to see the government all over this.

 

[bluethrunthru]

the dying embers of a corrupt regime thrashing around trying to just fill in time

 

[bluethrunthru]

she has had a blinder this morning - the Shadow Cabinet is without doubt full of better communicators and people who don't automatically have a blob strop when they are asked a question

 

[mexico1970]

she has had a blinder this morning - the Shadow Cabinet is without doubt full of better communicators and people who don't automatically have a blob strop when they are asked a question

Good, keep the gimps out of the classroom.

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

Good, keep the gimps out of the classroom.

They’ve never been in classrooms. Just in a certain section of society’s heads.

 

[TinFoilHat]

Teenagers could help fill train driver shortage

The government has put forward plans to reduce the age to qualify as a train driver from 20 to 18.

www.bbc.com

Teenagers driving trains.

Tories have just bought the young trainspotters vote.

 

[mexico1970]

Teenagers could help fill train driver shortage

The government has put forward plans to reduce the age to qualify as a train driver from 20 to 18.

www.bbc.com

Teenagers driving trains.

Tories have just bought the young trainspotters vote.

Is there a shortage of people applying to drive trains?

 

[kaz7]

The two are not mutually exclusive.

They are always trying to deny peoples applications for benefits and there are very few coaches and they will not be putting any new ones in , it is a con and a soundbite to say people will get individual help , like i say , fourteen yrs and counting

 

[TinFoilHat]

Is there a shortage of people applying to drive trains?

There's no shortage of applicants.

It's more HR influence as most "don't fit the culture."

There's plenty of internal and external applications everytime they come up. They pass the mechanical and psychological tests and are failed on bs like 'You didn't say the right words in the AI video interview."

So we're getting candidates who use company buzzwords to pass the interview who then struggle to complete the training.

Also, because of the competitive salaries some move to other companies that pay more as soon as they pass out. For example WMT drivers jump ship straight to Cross Country who accept them because they are fully qualified and only need traction and route training. They have huge issues with retention because of it.

 

[mexico1970]

There's no shortage of applicants.

It's more HR influence as most "don't fit the culture."

There's plenty of internal and external applications everytime they come up. They pass the mechanical and psychological tests and are failed on bs like 'You didn't say the right words in the AI video interview."

So we're getting candidates who use company buzzwords to pass the interview who then struggle to complete the training.

Also, because of the competitive salaries some move to other companies that pay more as soon as they pass out. For example WMT drivers jump ship straight to Cross Country who accept them because they are fully qualified and only need traction and route training. They have huge issues with retention because of it.

If the training is free and an applicant jumps ship they should be forced to pay back their costs for training if they jump ship and don't complete say 5 years (Arbitrary figure for an example).