(12 Dec 2021, 4:47 pm)54APhotography wrote The disputes at the DVLA have caused monumental problems, the MSM seems to skip that fact in most of their storiesThe DVLA are the primary cause of the short term issues faced by operators training new staff. I know for a fact that some companies have up to 50 new starters pencilled in, but they cant process them fast enough due to backlogs. That is just a fact.
Companies dont help themsleves by allowing staff to leave with one weeks notice while it takes up to a month to train a new starter. I don't know any other steady jobs where that would be allowed.
There are obviously wider, structural issues such as what customers think they should pay for a bus service vs what they expect from a bus service vs what drivers want to work (hint hint, mostly early shifts), and thats obviously the next big thing which needs to be tackled as an industry.