‘Overwhelming majority’ of DVLA staff don’t feel safe at work, union says
Survey results follow 500-plus cases of coronavirus and death of staff member at agency’s Swansea base
DVLA
01 Feb 2021
Eight out of ten staff at the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency s Swansea campus have safety fears about their workplace, according to a survey following hundreds of coronavirus cases and the death of a colleague.
PCS the civil service’s biggest union, said its poll found 86% of DVLA staff who are members do not think their workplace is a “safe environment with suitable cleaning arrangements”. It said 88% indicated they are prepared to take strike action if there is a further deterioration that poses an imminent danger to their health and safety.
Ministers urged to intervene at DVLA after mass Covid outbreak leaves officials scared
Driving agency slammed after more than 500 coronavirus cases reported since September
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The civil service’s biggest union has urged ministers to intervene after a mass coronavirus outbreak at the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency’s Swansea headquarters left staff afraid to work there.
More than five hundred workers at the DVLA office have contracted Covid-19 since the beginning of the pandemic, making it the UK’s biggest reported employee outbreak of coronavirus.
Some 1,800 of the HQ’s 6,000 staff are being told to work from the office, which deals with driving licence applications and vehicle tax renewals.