The labor shortage does not only affect the hotel and catering sector or National Education.

The transport company Keolis, which manages the tram and bus service in Bordeaux Métropole, has just announced this Friday that it finds itself forced "to adapt the frequency of certain lines of the TBM network" because of "d lack of drivers.

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The “relief program” runs over five days, from Monday August 29 to Friday September 2, ie in the middle of the back-to-school period.

During this period, the frequency on line A will be one tram every five minutes, and every six minutes on line B.

Recruitment of temporary workers and overtime

Several bus lines are also concerned, such as Liane 1, which will run every 8 to 10 minutes, Liane 8 (every 15 minutes), Liane 9 (every 10 minutes).

Some departures will also be canceled on lines 30,38,72, 83 and 84.

"An action plan is already in place to quickly remedy this driver shortage," assures Keolis.

It goes through “active searches for other sources of candidates” and the “recruitment of 20 additional interim contracts.

A “recourse to overtime” will also be necessary.

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