As the government plans to issue more seasonal working visas
to solve to shortage of abattoir workers, the rules on the number of deliveries
overseas lorry drivers can make in the UK will be relaxed to tackle supply
chain problems in the run-up to Christmas.
Under new plans, European hauliers will be allowed to make
unlimited deliveries or collections within a 14 day period. Currently EU
drivers can only make two pick-ups or drop-offs each week.
The government hope the changes will be implemented in time
to turn the current delivery backlog before Christmas, although UK drivers are
complaining that they lose work to cheaper EU rivals.
The UK's heavy goods lorry driver shortage, caused by an
aging workforce, lockdown, Brexit and other factors, has caused queues at
petrol stations, emptying supermarkets and left containers piled up at
Felixstowe Port unable to be moved.
Retailers have also warned there could be shortages of items
such as toys at Christmas, with shoppers urged to buy gifts early.
The Home Office has already agreed to up to 5,000 temporary
visas for HGV drivers from abroad, as well as 5500 poultry workers, but so far
only a fraction have been issued.
And the first foreign drivers brought in on the visa scheme
may not even arrive for another month, sources have told BBC.
With other European countries suffering similar shortages, qualified
drivers do not have any incentive to give up a permanent job to work in the UK
for a few months.
Ministers are now planning rapid changes to cabotage rules, which
govern how many jobs a haulier can make in a foreign country and could have an
immediate affect on the driver shortage.
Foreign HGV drivers that come into the country laden with
goods will be able to pick up and drop off items an unlimited number of times
for two weeks before they return home.
The changes require approval after a one-week consultation, but
if agreed will come into force "towards the end of this year for up to six
months", according to the government.
The new flexible rules will free up thousands more HGV
deliveries each month, the government said, so more goods - especially food and
items that come via ports - can get delivered on schedule.
With 1.2 million job vacancies, including 100,000 HGV drivers
and 500,000 agricultural workers, business leaders want the government to do
more to help.
Business chiefs in London have criticised the ‘Shortage
Occupations’ list of only 30 skilled jobs, which includes ballet dancers and
first violinists, but not enough to deal with many other acute skills gaps.
The multi-billion pound hospitality industry, vital for London’s
economy, has 188,000 vacancies, according to the trade body UK Hospitality.
There is a separate list for education and healthcare
workers, such as nurses which are in short supply in the UK.
Employers wants the Migration Advisory Committee, which
compiles the list, to respond faster to business needs.
The growing farming crisis has forced the Home Office to
issue 800 temporary seasonal 6-month work visas to foreign abattoir butchers to
avoid thousands of pigs being culled and going to waste. Environment Secretary
George Eustice said the requirement for butchers to be fluent in English will
not be dropped.
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