WORKING CONDITIONS REPORT
May 1st, 2004
BY KEITH NUTHALLTHE EUROPEAN Union (EU) road haulage sector needs to better train its drivers so they can deal with the increasing demands of their work, a comprehensive report from the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions has concluded. This Dublin-based EU agency said that drivers' tasks have "widened and diversified" to include work traditionally carried out by warehouse and stock personnel, with drivers being "increasingly the client's sole contact with the transport organisation." As a result, drivers often need "social ...
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