Northampton, UK: As supply chains struggle to meet the challenges of a fast-recovering economy, labour scarcity and post-Brexit trading complexity, fears are growing of empty shelves leading into peak season. Leigh Anderson, managing director at Bis Henderson Recruitment, explains the role of the interim manager and how such appointment can help deal with the perfect …
Heathrow, UK: Mike Parr, managing director, Perishable Movements, appeared on ITV’s Good Morning Britain last week to speak out against the government’s proposed changes to the HGV driver regulations. “The UK government is planning to temporarily amend cabotage rules – which currently requires HGV drivers from the EU to only spend seven days in the …
Distribution and fulfilment operations are under increasing pressure to perform – but labour availability is tighter than ever. How can businesses boost capacity and still deliver a fairer outcome for staff? Dave Morris, director, Vitesse, a labour management software company, offers his view in this white paper on labour management. For a nation that for …
There should be a long-term strategy in place to deal with the UK’s supply chain crisis, says Mike Parr, managing director, PML. “Morrisons, Marks & Spencer and the Food & Drink Federation have all publicly commented on the serious supply chain crisis which is threatening the nation. As a leading industry player and provider of …
Bracknell, UK. Hesitancy to adopt new technology is putting pressure on logistics providers, according to a new survey. The survey, Supply Chain Technology Trends in the European Delivery Industry, found three-quarters of organisations saying that the most significant challenge in the past 12 months has been simply keeping up with e-commerce fuelled demand for deliveries, …
London, UK: The government is offering 10,500 temporary UK visas to truck drivers and poultry workers in a bid to limit disruption in the run-up to Christmas. The government says 5,000 drivers will be eligible to work in the UK for three months, until Christmas Eve with the scheme also extended to include 5,500 poultry …
London, UK: We know there is a shortage of drivers, one of many skills of which there are shortages, whatever government ministers might say. Ministers talk about “working with sector leaders to understand how we can best ease particular pinch points” and that “similar challenges are being faced by other countries around the world”. The …
All loaded but no driver to take the truck. Can you rely on force majeure in the absence of a HGV Driver? Lucy Pringle and Jonny gribben, partners at law firm Womble Bond Dickinson, have some expert advice. Bristol, UK: The current shortage of HGV drivers is well documented. A combination of Covid, Brexit and …
London, UK: Industry groups have long struggled get to media attention for truck drivers and the transport industry in general. The industry, and truck drivers in particular. are now in the spotlight but perhaps for all the wrong reasons. Newspapers and the BBC are all running stories about the effects of the driver shortage with …
London, UK: Employers are lobbying hard for an extension or easing of the visa requirements for EU nationals wishing to come to the UK. The Confederation of Business and Industry and the Institute of Directors have added their voices to the many, including the Road Haulage Association and Logistics UK, dismissing government claims that investing …
Basingstoke, UK: Gist is offering incentives of up to £5,000 for HGV drivers to join its business from August in order to boost capability and resources to deliver chilled foods and fresh produce. Gist, with customers including Marks & Spencer, Tesco and Morrisons, employs more than 2,000 drivers, and runs driver training schemes. New drivers …
London, UK: The logistics industry remain unimpressed by government efforts to deal with the self-isolation “pingdemic” describing the measures as “chaotic” and “too late”. The number of people being sent NHS app alerts to self-isolate rapidly rose throughout July as infection rates soared, reaching a record 600,000 in the week to 14 July. The government …
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