Logistics businesses should take the chance to speak out against the worsening skills shortage, according to FTA, as it calls on industry to support the call for evidence launched by the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Road Freight and Logistics. Sally Gilson, Head of Skills at FTA (right), the organisation representing the interests of the logistics … [Read more...]
Apprenticeship standards not qualified for jobs, says FTA
Without suitable apprenticeships standards against which to train recruits, the apprenticeship levy is nothing more than a secondary tax on the logistics industry, according to the Freight Transport Association, the business organisation representing the logistics industry. On the second anniversary of the Apprenticeship Levy 6 April, FTA’s Head of Skills … [Read more...]
Logistics industry is lost over new rules
Logistics businesses are expected to check the right to work of their EU National employees both during the transition period and after Brexit, according to evidence presented to the Home Affairs Select Committee by the Rt Hon Caroline Nokes MP, Minister of State for Immigration last week. But, as FTA, the industry body which speaks for the logistics … [Read more...]
Tradelines 17 October
Following on from the first silhouette images, ŠKODA reveals the name of its new model – the ŠKODA Scala. The name derives from the Latin word ‘scala’ which means ‘stairs’ and is a step forward for the Czech car manufacturer in the compact hatch segment when it launches before 2019 and replaces the Rapid. Audi has been fined the equivalent of £702.54M … [Read more...]
Businesses stranded by workforce uncertainty, say FTA
The Freight Transport Association is urging government to act on the findings of the Home Affairs Committee report on migration to ensure that UK business can continue to operate at full staffing levels after the UK leaves the EU. The logistics sector, which represents 11% of the British economy's GVA, relies heavily on EU workers, with 14% of HGV drivers … [Read more...]
Resilience threatened by uncertainties over future say FTA
After a year of resilient trading in 2017, the UK's logistics industry expects continued success in 2018 despite the uncertainties posed by Brexit and continued economic instability, according to a new report from the Freight Transport Association. The FTA Logistics Report 2018, in association with Santander, polled the opinions of around 500 freight and … [Read more...]
Migrants’ action will impact UK supply chain
The UK’s logistics industry is demanding that the Government publishes the results of its Migration Advisory Committee’s recommendations on the future role of European workers in the UK immediately, instead of waiting until its proposed publication date next year. According to the Freight Transport Association, waiting until the UK is on the point of … [Read more...]
Driver shortage in logistics sector
The freight and logistics sector is still suffering a shortage of skilled drivers. That’s according to the Freight Transport Association (FTA)’s July Quarterly Transport Activity Survey (QTAS), sponsored by Santander Corporate Banking. The survey, which asked the opinions of 6,000 freight and logistics businesses in the FTA’s membership, showed that … [Read more...]
