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london bus company bosses hire staff from poland


gary200481  3 | 15  
14 Jan 2012 /  #1
should get a few tongues wagging out here-

BOSSES of a British bus firm flew to POLAND to recruit 50 drivers - despite us having 2.64million people on the dole.

thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/4060527/Bosses-look-to-Poland-for-experienced-bus-drivers.html
isthatu2  4 | 2692  
14 Jan 2012 /  #2
2 things, its the Sun,pinch of salt needed.
Other thing, yeah,and,everyone around here raves on about how nice the Polish bus drivers are,not the under age girl chatting up,bus stop missing,brake slamming on,old lady tipping over,surly,grumpy, half asleep cant be arsed to keep eyes on roads so called "Local" bus drivers :)
modafinil  - | 416  
14 Jan 2012 /  #3
The only time I've heard of a Polish bus driver was when one murdered a Briton.
Wroclaw  44 | 5359  
14 Jan 2012 /  #4
there are plenty in wales
modafinil  - | 416  
14 Jan 2012 /  #5
Her's part of what the OP mentions (as the link doesn't work).
5 years old, mind: guardian.co.uk/business/2006/nov/08/immigrationasylumandrefugees.transportintheuk1

Prospective employees take a crash course in regional dialects, with screenings of Only Fools and Horses for anyone taking charge of a London bus and Billy Connolly concerts for Glasgow-bound drivers

and from today's Pole obsessed Daily Maul:

dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2086652/Bosses-new-London-Rout emaster-bus-fly-Poland-hire-drivers-turning-Britons.htmlA UK bus operator flew bosses to Poland to recruit 50 new drivers despite there being 2.6million people on the dole in the UK.

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