In B.C., sailings have been cancelled, sometimes at short notice, when crew numbers fall below levels set by Transport Canada
, while Washington State Ferries has been forced to adopt a scaled-back schedule on most routes to deal with lower staff numbers while meeting requirements, set by the U.S. Coast Guard.
B.C. Ferries operates a fleet of 36 vessels and has about 5,400 employees, while Washington State Ferries runs 21 vessels and has 1,900 employees.Article content Normally, the system operates with an absentee rate of five per cent but these days, it’s about 11 per cent, in part due to COVID-19. In May, B.C. Ferries offered to pay up to $10,000 to employees who refer successful candidates in desired jobs. By the end of that month, $45,000 in referral fees had been paid, Marshall said.As for Washington State Ferries, in a notice Sunday, it said its alternate service program will last until further notice, and will help provide a “more predictable and reliable service” systemwide in the face of crewing shortages.
In response, the system launched a recruitment and hiring effort to raise engine workforce numbers to pre-pandemic levels, it said, adding it will need to continue hiring and bolster training as it faces retirements and staff departures.
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