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Polish truckers leaving UK because ‘wages aren’t worth as much back home after Brexit’
EASTERN European lorry drivers are now deserting Britain because the drop in the pound after Brexit means their wages are no longer worth so much when sent to their families back home.
But critics will point out that foreign drivers who send the majority of their wages back home to family are not contributing as much to the UK economy as those who base themselves here full time.There are at least 60,000 lorry drivers from Eastern Europe working for British firms, with hauliers now “heavily reliant” on an influx of overseas workers to keep them going.
Haulage chiefs said truckers from countries like Poland are now reluctant to come and work in the UK due to Sterling’s new weakness, which eats into their wages when they convert it back to their home currencies.And industry bosses fear the new development could lead to a shortage of labour in the logistics sector, with Britons apparently reluctant to take on the work instead.
Hiring Britons to do the job instead has proved so difficult that last year one jobs agency offered truckers from Bulgaria, Poland and Romania who already work in the UK £100 for each of their compatriots they lured across the Channel to work.
And the respected Road Haulage Association (RHA) industry body warned that company bosses are now worried that the readily available pool of foreign workers will dry up post-Brexit.
The RHA stated: “There is a clear fear among members that foreign drivers will start to return home, and become more reluctant to come to the UK, as a result of the decreasing value of sterling based wages when converted back into the drivers’ home currency.
“The RHA is starting to get reports from members that this is now happening. The industry already faces inflationary pressures due to a structural shortage of licensed and qualified lorry drivers.”
The group added that the fall in the pound has had other effects on the haulage industry, including pushing up fuel prices and making foreign-manufactured trucks more expensive to buy.
RHA chief executive Richard Burnett said: “Sterling’s fall in the value of the dollar has driven up diesel prices and meant that the UK has failed to have an advantage in the sharp fall in the dollar price of oil.
“The industry overall is reasonably buoyant at the current time, with strong volumes reported by many members, but cost pressures are growing for operators.
He added: “Road haulage is vital to the whole economy. Reactions in the sector can also be an early indication of what the economy can expect in the coming year.”
The revelation comes after home secretary Amber Rudd used her Tory party conference speech to warn that foreign workers should not be able to “take the jobs that British people should do”.
However, a controversial proposal to force companies to publish the number of foreign workers they employ was scrapped after a huge backlash from the business community.
(source: www.express.co.uk)
https://www.prodrivers.ie/polish-tru...-after-brexit/
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EASTERN European lorry drivers are now deserting Britain because the drop in the pound after Brexit means their wages are no longer worth so much when sent to their families back home.
But critics will point out that foreign drivers who send the majority of their wages back home to family are not contributing as much to the UK economy as those who base themselves here full time.There are at least 60,000 lorry drivers from Eastern Europe working for British firms, with hauliers now “heavily reliant” on an influx of overseas workers to keep them going.
Haulage chiefs said truckers from countries like Poland are now reluctant to come and work in the UK due to Sterling’s new weakness, which eats into their wages when they convert it back to their home currencies.And industry bosses fear the new development could lead to a shortage of labour in the logistics sector, with Britons apparently reluctant to take on the work instead.
Hiring Britons to do the job instead has proved so difficult that last year one jobs agency offered truckers from Bulgaria, Poland and Romania who already work in the UK £100 for each of their compatriots they lured across the Channel to work.
And the respected Road Haulage Association (RHA) industry body warned that company bosses are now worried that the readily available pool of foreign workers will dry up post-Brexit.
The RHA stated: “There is a clear fear among members that foreign drivers will start to return home, and become more reluctant to come to the UK, as a result of the decreasing value of sterling based wages when converted back into the drivers’ home currency.
“The RHA is starting to get reports from members that this is now happening. The industry already faces inflationary pressures due to a structural shortage of licensed and qualified lorry drivers.”
The group added that the fall in the pound has had other effects on the haulage industry, including pushing up fuel prices and making foreign-manufactured trucks more expensive to buy.
RHA chief executive Richard Burnett said: “Sterling’s fall in the value of the dollar has driven up diesel prices and meant that the UK has failed to have an advantage in the sharp fall in the dollar price of oil.
“The industry overall is reasonably buoyant at the current time, with strong volumes reported by many members, but cost pressures are growing for operators.
He added: “Road haulage is vital to the whole economy. Reactions in the sector can also be an early indication of what the economy can expect in the coming year.”
The revelation comes after home secretary Amber Rudd used her Tory party conference speech to warn that foreign workers should not be able to “take the jobs that British people should do”.
However, a controversial proposal to force companies to publish the number of foreign workers they employ was scrapped after a huge backlash from the business community.
(source: www.express.co.uk)
https://www.prodrivers.ie/polish-tru...-after-brexit/
Vielleicht mag es jemand sinngemäß zu übersetzen.
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