tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32841798.post5127609773504514205..comments2024-03-28T09:55:42.123+00:00Comments on Capitalists@Work: Glasgow bin lorry and the expensive suggestionCityUnslickerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15929544047783163175noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32841798.post-46826121297864987572015-12-09T18:08:40.715+00:002015-12-09T18:08:40.715+00:00I understand that old fogeys in their seventies ar...I understand that old fogeys in their seventies are much safer drivers than people in their twenties. If you wanted to make the roads safer you'd ban all males under 25 or 30.<br /><br />How about people in their eighties? Have they, ahem, overtaken teenagers in their killing rates?deariemenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32841798.post-84085722633557804462015-12-09T18:05:29.132+00:002015-12-09T18:05:29.132+00:00Time for one of my favourite nanny goats again. O...Time for one of my favourite nanny goats again. Only once have I smelled a rat in an applicant's claimed academic qualifications. I phoned his university; he had indeed lied. He didn't get the job. Later he popped up as an MEP.deariemenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32841798.post-28949269847885674322015-12-09T15:14:00.334+00:002015-12-09T15:14:00.334+00:00If they want to devote time to saving lives they c...If they want to devote time to saving lives they could do worse than restrict speeds on B roads to 40mph. Far more people die on small coutry roads than in bin lorry incidents. Electro-Kevinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18073103431166273080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32841798.post-38234233210969664342015-12-09T12:51:50.448+00:002015-12-09T12:51:50.448+00:00How many old fogeys are driving around as accident...How many old fogeys are driving around as accidents waiting to happen in private vehicles? I would say an awful lot and they fight tooth and nail to keep their licences because driving is seen as independence. Old folks (in my experience) don't take kindly to being told they're not fit to drive and certainly wouldn't volunteer such information to the DVLA. We can expect many more accidents as the population ages although maybe not so dramatic as the Glasgow bin lorry incident.Jannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32841798.post-36934728972108312772015-12-09T11:45:43.368+00:002015-12-09T11:45:43.368+00:00Heresy to say it nowadays, but sometimes you have ...Heresy to say it nowadays, but sometimes you have to shrug and say "Shit happens".<br /><br />We have become a society where every problem must have a solution implemented. Which is why we pay 52% of our GDP to the State and God knows how much to institutions charged with looking after the public.dustyblokehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14032381020404935256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32841798.post-18027392519308141622015-12-09T11:38:29.929+00:002015-12-09T11:38:29.929+00:00& because none of this works in the constructi...& because none of this works in the construction industry when skilled operatives are needed for a same-week start, 'passport' references such as the CSCS card are used. On a recent job we had a crackdown on fake CSCS cards and lost a brilliant and essential telehandler driver as a result; his kosher replacement was only a third as efficient ...Raedwaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11699610899843349594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32841798.post-21402142854741860262015-12-09T10:42:43.524+00:002015-12-09T10:42:43.524+00:00Steven__L
We have the same instruction. But its im...Steven__L<br />We have the same instruction. But its impossible to follow. So it becomes - "take him on..but with someone else.." then " only give him codes for the main doors " then " here's the safe keys..but don't take them home.."<br /><br />Bill Quango MPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14861116614665461655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32841798.post-32515662244114378802015-12-09T10:13:37.336+00:002015-12-09T10:13:37.336+00:00Another recommendation is not to employ 'subje...<i>Another recommendation is not to employ 'subject to' but 'after receiving' satisfactory references. How long would that take? It could be months.</i><br /><br />That's how enhance criminal records disclosure works. I had my council interview at the beginning of Feb 2012, accepted the offer of the job the same day, but started July 2012. There was a cock up when someone sent me the wrong form though, and I do have a lot of old addresses to check against.<br /><br />But it usually takes at least 3 months to get someone started here.Steven_Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05029437876479574883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32841798.post-51588108640501471322015-12-09T10:06:36.256+00:002015-12-09T10:06:36.256+00:00There is an enormous amount of legislation - and r...There is an enormous amount of legislation - and related case law for this area. The phrase "satisfactory references" is outdated as it is almost impossible to give an "unsatisfactory" reference. Then there is the issue of rights to work and rights to stay. <br /><br />But is there a benefit in all the on-cost? Probably. <br /><br />In theory, you don't get paedo's working with children. You don't get doctors who can't speak English working with patients. You don't have unqualified people running the country....<br /><br />The difference between the theory and the practice is 'uman resources' cutting corners and failing to do the work. Like all systems they are only as good as the people operating them<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32841798.post-73145446491133869642015-12-09T07:21:21.647+00:002015-12-09T07:21:21.647+00:00Perhaps a 'WikiCV' for all who draw money ...Perhaps a 'WikiCV' for all who draw money from the public. A requirement that it be up to date, truthful and complete and open to scrutiny. All jobs to depend absolutely on same. Might fix one or two other problems.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32841798.post-35440454249329606302015-12-09T00:13:03.204+00:002015-12-09T00:13:03.204+00:00I suspect that high-profile inquiries like this te...I suspect that high-profile inquiries like this tend to fall victim to what "Yes, Prime Minister" defined as "the politician's syllogism":<br /><br />1. We must do something<br />2. This is something<br />3. Therefore, we must do this<br /><br />There is so much pressure to come up with a definitive judgement that they will be tempted to make any recommendations that might possibly make an event of this sort unlikely to ever happen again, even if it is already unlikely to ever happen again.<br /><br />The most sensible response would be to accept that it was a freak accident caused by the selfish and irresponsible behaviour of one individual, and to then prosecute him to the fullest extent of the law. <br />AndrewZnoreply@blogger.com