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Employers should pay for Driver CPC

28th May 2009, Page 16
28th May 2009
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Which of the following most accurately describes the problem?

THIS IS IN relation to the news article 'Pallet firm drivers' wages cut to pay for CPC training' that appeared in CM recently (14 May).

The majority of drivers have agreed, over a five-year period, for £1.55 to be deducted from their wages every week. This a total of £403 over five years.

Drivers need the CPC for their future, and so do their employers. it is EU Directive 2003/59/ EC that requires all professional bus, coach and truck drivers to hold a Driver CPC.

The main benefit, and this is for employers and employees as well as the general public, is that it will improve road safety and lead to better qualified drivers. There will, hopefully, be a reduction in accidents and an improved professional image for drivers.

The other main benefit, and this one is for the boss, is the ability to optimise fuel consumption and the safe operation of the controls to minimise wear and tear. On these two points, the cost of the Driver CPC and paying the drivers' wages to attend training can easily be recouped. It can possibly be achieved on fuel consumption alone in one year.

So, for companies to deduct the cost of the Driver CPC from wages, or ask a driver to pay for it, is completely wrong.

I am looking forward to getting my Driver CPC, but if any company I worked for asked me to pay for it, they can keep their job and their truck.

Michel Webb Willenhall, West MidLands

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