UK Logistics has joined UKWA, BIFA, the Chemical Business Association, the Cold Chain Federation and the RTITB in a joint letter to the Minister for Immigration, the Rt Hon Robert Jenrick MP, highlighting the severe labor shortages in the sector ahead of the upcoming Shortage Occupation List (SOL) review.
The letter highlights the issues facing the logistics industry due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the UK's withdrawal from the EU, during which thousands of logistics workers have permanently returned to their home countries, and calls for government support in finding short to medium and long-term solutions. Alexandra Herdman, senior policy manager at
UK Logistics, said: “UK Logistics is urging the government to add forklift drivers, heavy goods vehicle drivers (with an estimated current shortage of 60,000 drivers) and warehouse operators to the shortage occupation list linked to skilled worker visas, and to ensure machinists remain on the list.”
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“The industry is working hard to find long-term solutions to industry-wide shortages and, through Generation Successful initiatives such as Logistics recruit homegrown talent. However, the right training takes time and as one of the fastest growing sectors in the UK economy, workforce growth is vital in the short to medium term.”
The UK Logistics Association is one of the UK’s leading business groups, representing the logistics businesses that are vital to keeping the UK trading, and the more than 7 million people directly involved in the manufacturing, selling and transporting of goods. With COVID-19, Brexit, new technologies and other disruptive forces driving changes in the way goods are transported across borders and supply chains, logistics has never been more important to UK companies. The British Logistics Association supports, shapes and supports safe and efficient logistics and is the only business body representing the entire industry, with members drawn from across the road, rail, sea and air industries, as well as buyers of freight services such as retailers and manufacturers, whose businesses rely on the efficient movement of goods.
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