We want the ONS to change us from low skilled to skilled workers

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

We feel that with the level of training and skills that we have to acquire, and the responsibility we have to the passengers, of up to 70 or so people at any given time. We should not be classed as low skilled workers

We were classified as low skilled workers, before the early 1990s there was no training,and not much expectation of Bus drivers. However that's changed now when I started as a driver back in February 2011.It took me 4 months of driving lessons, and 2 practical tests and 3 theory tests,a full medical which I had to pass.Before I could carry passengers, then another 2years of studying and training on the job to obtain my BTEC Certificate to qualify me as a London bus driver we are skilled workers

Why it was rejected

It asked for something that is not the responsibility of the UK Government or Parliament.

The Office for National Statistics is the UK's independent producer of official statistics and the recognised national statistical institute of the UK. Because the ONS is independent decisions about how it classifies workers are an operational decision for the ONS, and not a matter for the Government or House of Commons.

Timeline

15 May 2020	Petition opened for signatures
27 Jul 2020	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21

Status Rejected

Rejected 27 Jul 2020

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