DVLA staff strike over Covid 'fear' at Swansea HQ

[g3org3y]

BBC said:

Staff at the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency in Swansea are "scared to go to work" over Covid concerns, a union has said.

Members of the PCS union started a four-day strike at the agency's headquarters earlier.

DVLA sites in the city have recorded more than 500 Covid cases since September.

A spokesman for the agency said it had followed Welsh government Covid guidance "at every single point".

Source: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-56647149

[Short Grain]

Will anybody notice?

[Tankrizzo]

I thought they'd been on strike for 20 years given the response times.

[MKnight702]

Service levels set to improve then. Lets hope they stay on strike.

[Ziplobb]

what makes them think they are 'special' at work ? they could get Covid going into B& Q or the Supermarket now those establishments are done with limiting numbers and social distancing.

[Hereward]

Ah, trade unions...

[Joscal]

Ziplobb said:

what makes them think they are 'special' at work ? they could get Covid going into B& Q or the Supermarket now those establishments are done with limiting numbers and social distancing.

We had a girl who was too frightened to come to the office but was spotted queuing to get into a restaurant during Eat out to help out.

[Rick101]

Gov advice is work from home if you can.

I imagine most DVLA jobs are possible from home.

Shameful that a Gov organisation will not lead by example.

[Biggy Stardust]

If they go on strike for eg two weeks will their gold-plated, iron-clad, copper-bottomed pension still be receivable on the same date or will it be delayed for the same 2 weeks?

[Electro1980]

Rick101 said:

Gov advice is work from home if you can.

I imagine most DVLA jobs are possible from home.

Shameful that a Gov organisation will not lead by example.

What are you doing on here with your facts?

There has been a few stories recently about some toxic management at the DVLA. I do wonder what is going on.

[joshleb]

Someone was there on bank holiday Monday to sign for my letter that must have arrived then.

Hopefully not too much of a delay to getting my exchanged driving licence.

[stevemcs]

Rick101 said:

Gov advice is work from home if you can.

I imagine most DVLA jobs are possible from home.

Shameful that a Gov organisation will not lead by example.

Stick 10p a litre on fuel and thats road tax sorted, new keeper and plate transfers online only, people wanting drivers details other than the police can go without

[valiant]

Biggy Stardust said:

If they go on strike for eg two weeks will their gold-plated, iron-clad, copper-bottomed pension still be receivable on the same date or will it be delayed for the same 2 weeks?

I think they’ll do what most other normal people do which is look at their pension statement and decide on which year to go and then hand their notice in.

I don’t think in twenty years time they’ll be worried about that time they lost a few weeks to strike action all that time ago and if they hadn’t gone on strike they’d be 20p a week better off now...

A little Googling reveals a very toxic atmosphere at Swansea with management blatantly taking the piss with their employees and systems so archaic that for many, work from home is a pipe dream despite the government’s push for remote working.

[clockworks]

Short Grain said:

Will anybody notice?

I've been waiting over 3 weeks for a road tax refund cheque - about £200

[waynedear]

Bought a car on 27/3/21, logbook came 4 days later.
Rang DVLA this evening, spoke to Phil about transferring a number plate that I could not do online, phone was answered within 10 minutes, that includes the very lengthy opening messages, he had me sorted within a couple of minutes.

[Not-The-Messiah]

Rick101 said:

Gov advice is work from home if you can.

I imagine most DVLA jobs are possible from home.

Shameful that a Gov organisation will not lead by example.

I imagine most DVLA jobs are possible by automation and most jobs are not even needed.

[BabySharkDooDooDooDooDooDoo]

Covid concerns I assume they’re all obese or elderly? Might explain the efficiency...

[voyds9]

Sack 'em all

We have 50,000 illegal immigrants who can't speak or write English and could do the same job.

[oldbanger]

Electro1980 said:

Rick101 said:

Gov advice is work from home if you can.

I imagine most DVLA jobs are possible from home.

Shameful that a Gov organisation will not lead by example.

What are you doing on here with your facts?

There has been a few stories recently about some toxic management at the DVLA. I do wonder what is going on.

I suspect that they have not adjusted very well to newer ways of working. AFAIK they are still unable to take online or BACS payments from corporate customers, a year into the pandemic . Instead they still want paper cheques sent by post, for small amounts, and then struggle to bank them within the 6 month time frame.

Edited by oldbanger on Tuesday 6th April 21:44

[Tankrizzo]

Not-The-Messiah said:

I imagine most DVLA jobs are possible by automation and most jobs are not even needed.

They've got an online service to transfer a private plate...and the "online service" closes at 7pm.

https://www.personalisedvehicleregistration.servic...

I'm guessing it's just a pretty electronic front for some godawful archaic back-office manual process.