UTA Pays Out aim. Compensation
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ABILL for £31m. has so far been paid by the Ulster Transport Authority as compensation to about 3,500 employees who have lost their jobs under the transport break-up.
There are reports that some manual workers received as much as £3,000 compensation.
Lack of enthusiasm by ex-UTA workers to take part In Governmentsponsored training schemes is causing great disappointment to both the Ministry and the trade unions.
It is understood that just over 300 out of a total of 2,000 accepted invitations from the Ministry for an interview on retraining, and that out of those who consented fewer than 50 agreed to enter training courses.
Safe Driving Awards: In the 1965 national safe driving competition held by RoSPA a total of 1,369 awards were won by drivers in the London Ambulance Service. Each year LAS drivers carry more than 3m. patients a total of 131m. miles, mostly in difficult traffic conditions.