ASLEF URGES RESPONSIBLE RECRUITMENT

摘要

ON 17 JUNE 2019, Mick Whelan, General Secretary of the drivers' union ASLEF, launched an update of the diversity report produced by the organisation in 2012.'The harsh facts are that, in 2019, only 6.5% of train drivers in England, Scotland and Wales are women; just 8% are from an ethnic minority; and only 15% are under 35' said Mr Whelan.'These percentages do not represent the communities we serve because 51% of the people in this country are female; 20% in the last census identified as ethnic minority; and 23% are aged 18 to 35.'The report identified a number of examples of good practice in seeking to redress this balance, such as Great Western's gender-neutral uniforms, Arriva Rail London's outreach to websites with high female usage when recruiting and MTR Crossrail's tracking overtime of gender, ethnicity and age ratios in the company's workforce.