DVLA Adding To HGV Shortages

[life on mars]

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Have you ever been to the DVLA's offices?

Yes many times, they are very old in their nature built 1969 I think ? Like a lot of government buildings they are tough to maintain and its not great , the worse I've seen and this is recent is the administration offices at the Heath . I've been in the Taxes Llanishen , ONS , Patent Office , Passports Newport, WAG Cathays . Merthyr WAG , Bay WAG.

Some are very ageing indeed .

Not been in the DVLA since the recent 4.1 million expenditure to provide a safer working environment , 4.1 million must have delivered some improvements .

There are very secured serves at DVLA and GDPR / data protection is very high which you would struggle to do all of it at home , as you may no , isn't that your world Government ??

[The Lone Gunman]

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sadly due to the nature of the work you cant work remotely as you have use secure database servers.

This claim really interests me. Would you care to provide some details?

[The Lone Gunman]

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There are very secured serves at DVLA and GDPR / data protection is very high which you would struggle to do all of it at home , as you may no , isn't that your world Government ??

It is and you're talking utter bollocks.

[JamesWales]

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If you meant 'find a solution', perhaps you should have said 'find a solution' as opposed to 'get on with it'.

And perhaps you shouldn't jump to daft conclusions. A resolution to any industrial dispute is in everyone's interests

[Taunton Blue Genie]

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And perhaps you shouldn't jump to daft conclusions. A resolution to any industrial dispute is in everyone's interests

To be fair, the phrase 'get on with it' was ambiguous.

[JamesWales]

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To be fair, the phrase 'get on with it' was ambiguous.

Yes, I acknowledge that..but the response to ambiguity isn't to accuse someone of not caring about "yourself, your family, your loved ones and your colleagues at risk, forget dilapidated buildings and shitty working conditions, forget underfunding and poor pay"

That's just classic strawman stuff.

[Taunton Blue Genie]

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Yes, I acknowledge that..but the response to ambiguity isn't to accuse someone of not caring about "yourself, your family, your loved ones and your colleagues at risk, forget dilapidated buildings and shitty working conditions, forget underfunding and poor pay"

That's just classic strawman stuff.

Some posters are more combative and aggressive than others, of course.

[RichardM]

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Working conditions poor ?

Flexible hours working .
Up to 30 days Annual Leave Ex Bank Holidays
26 weeks of maternity or a share parents up to 50 weeks
Good pensions
Paid Special leave
Onsite child care and vouchers help
Onsite Gym
Free eyesight costs
Advance /help salary towards cycle purchases and transport costs
Staff discounts
long term employment
Salary 25 ish up can climb to 58k for managers in 6/7 grades
usual 5 day a week Mon to Fri very flexible industry to help with home life

Those aren't working conditions, they are benefits, possibly designed to make up for the poor working conditions.

[ninian opinian]

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Working conditions poor ?

Flexible hours working .
Up to 30 days Annual Leave Ex Bank Holidays
26 weeks of maternity or a share parents up to 50 weeks
Good pensions
Paid Special leave
Onsite child care and vouchers help
Onsite Gym
Free eyesight costs
Advance /help salary towards cycle purchases and transport costs
Staff discounts
long term employment
Salary 25 ish up can climb to 58k for managers in 6/7 grades
usual 5 day a week Mon to Fri very flexible industry to help with home life

What do you call “a good pension”. My mate worked for the CS for 44 years, how much do you think his pension is for working all those years?

[life on mars]

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This claim really interests me. Would you care to provide some details?

Personal data on thousands of PC in homes , that may not be secure really , yes you allow gate ways in but I'm guessing we are talking serous money, unless you have the answer and care to share ?

[life on mars]

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What do you call “a good pension”. My mate worked for the CS for 44 years, how much do you think his pension is for working all those years?

I will be better than a lot of people in the private sector I read that 87% of public sector employees are currently paying into a salary-linked pension schemes , compared with 12% of private sector employees which deliver a better contributions I'm not saying they are wonderful , just better than a lot of folk out there

[ninian opinian]

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I will be better than a lot of people in the private sector I read that 87% of public sector employees are currently paying into a salary-linked pension schemes , compared with 12% of private sector employees which deliver a better contributions I'm not saying they are wonderful , just better than a lot of folk out there

Yes and for a so called better pension, CS’s have to put up with crap pay. So how much is a good pension and how much do you think my mates is for working 44 years?

[ninian opinian]

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Yes and for a so called better pension, CS’s have to put up with crap pay. So how much is a good pension and how much do you think my mates is for working 44 years?

Oh and if it’s so great working for the CS why don’t you do it???

[Whisperer]

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Serwotka is a Bluebird - i met him on the train heading back to London Bridge from the Den think it might have been the night Nicky Maynard got injured.

[The Lone Gunman]

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Personal data on thousands of PC in homes , that may not be secure really , yes you allow gate ways in but I'm guessing we are talking serous money, unless you have the answer and care to share ?

The answer is you're talking shite.

Do you honestly believe that the hundreds of thousands of civil servants who have been working on a myriad of government databases remotely during the pandemic haven't had any access to personal data?

You boldly claimed "you cant work remotely as you have to use secure database servers due to the nature of the work." If that were true, barely anybody would be able to work from home in any industry, let alone in the civil service.