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# covid absences

Last year

2022

Changes to HGV driving and resting time brought in due to driver shortages

The derogation will see the maximum hours for HGV drivers increased to 112 hours in a two week period.

41.7k

Jan 11th 2022, 7:58 PM

'Absenteeism': Union officials hit out at use of term to describe workers out for Covid reasons

“Covid-related shortages are not the result of ‘absenteeism’, which is defined as an avoidable absence from work.”

24.3k

Jan 4th 2022, 3:51 PM