Jack Taylor wrote:
If you go to www.bbc.co.uk/radio2 , to the 'Listen Again' section,
you can hear him speaking to Jeremy Vine on today's programme. This
should be available to listen to (and laugh at!) until Wednesday
lunchtime. He got quite a pasting from callers!

Interesting that none of them took into account the question of safety if he
were to return to work in an unfit state.

As is usual, this seems like a case of 6 of one and half a dozen of the
other. If he has had a lot of time off sick why wasn't he moved into a more
suitable job?

I'm sure the LU apologists will try and blame "the unions". However
management are paid to manage and have presviously moved unfit people from
one job to another.

"Piccadilly Pilot" wrote in message
...

Interesting that none of them took into account the question of safety if
he
were to return to work in an unfit state.

Indeed. There was the usual assumption that all a train driver does is sit
in the cab and drive the train. His point about what would happen in an
emergency if he had to stop the train between stations and, possibly, climb
down to track level or assist in the evacuation of the train was
conveniently ignored. This was about the only point upon which I sympathised
with him.

As is usual, this seems like a case of 6 of one and half a dozen of the
other. If he has had a lot of time off sick why wasn't he moved into a
more
suitable job?

Probably some archaic union agreement which does not allow it!

Jack Taylor wrote:
"Piccadilly Pilot" wrote in message
...

Interesting that none of them took into account the question of
safety if he were to return to work in an unfit state.

Indeed. There was the usual assumption that all a train driver does
is sit in the cab and drive the train. His point about what would
happen in an emergency if he had to stop the train between stations
and, possibly, climb down to track level or assist in the evacuation
of the train was conveniently ignored. This was about the only point
upon which I sympathised with him.

As is usual, this seems like a case of 6 of one and half a dozen of
the other. If he has had a lot of time off sick why wasn't he moved
into a more suitable job?

Probably some archaic union agreement which does not allow it!

Interesting that you snipped my paragraph saying that it had been done
before. Here it is again for anyone that missed it.

"I'm sure the LU apologists will try and blame "the unions". However
management are paid to manage and have presviously moved unfit people from
one job to another."

In message , Piccadilly Pilot
writes

As is usual, this seems like a case of 6 of one and half a dozen of
the other. If he has had a lot of time off sick why wasn't he moved
into a more suitable job?

Probably some archaic union agreement which does not allow it!

Interesting that you snipped my paragraph saying that it had been done
before. Here it is again for anyone that missed it.

"I'm sure the LU apologists will try and blame "the unions". However
management are paid to manage and have presviously moved unfit people from
one job to another."

Although since the onset of PPP there are precious few jobs to move
people to within LU. In the olden days(tm) people were apparently moved
to depot jobs.
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