All Labour crisis articles – Page 21
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Comment & OpinionDefra’s plan to battle labour shortages is a step in the right direction. Will government back it?
’We know the best-laid plans in Defra must overcome a substantial hurdle to become a reality: cross-government support’
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NewsDefra to propose seasonal visa scheme to tackle labour crisis
Defra told an emergency meeting of the Food Resilience Industry Forum this week that it recognised the “very difficult” situation facing the industry
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NewsDaily Contract Tracing wins fewer than 150 food company sign-ups
Defra launched the scheme on Monday amid fears the thousands of staff being “pinged” by the NHS Test and Trace app could lead to serious food shortages
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NewsBooker faces strike action from HGV drivers over pay dispute
Unite claims Booker has refused to offer drivers at Thamesmead the same £5 an hour increase it gave to drivers in Hemel Hempstead
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NewsNisa caps frozen food delivery volumes due to driver shortage
Nisa has also brought forward the deadlines for retailers to order frozen products for next-day de-livery from noon to 11am
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NewsPoultry processors facing 20% drop in turkey volumes this Christmas
The British Poultry Council has warned the effects labour crisis will lead to fewer British turkey on shelves this Christmas
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NewsGrowers warn lack of clarity over R&D funding a threat to sector
Horticulture and potato growers are calling for clarity from government on what will replace AHDB’s services
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Comment & OpinionWill new Covid testing scheme prove any better than what companies already have in place?
Companies are having to grapple with a complex new scheme as Covid cases fall
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NewsHeck forced to deliver its own products as driver shortage bites
Commenting on the sector’s labour crisis, Heck co-founder Andrew Keeble said British workers still saw the food industry as a last resort
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NewsDriver crisis: Bestway forced to collect orders from ports to keep supply flowing
The wholesaler has implemented a number of emergency measures as deliveries of products are delayed or cancelled
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NewsTesco offers £1,000 signing-on fee for drivers to tackle HGV crisis
The move comes amid warnings of worsening food shortages unless solutions can be found
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Analysis & FeaturesPingdemic: is daily Covid testing the answer to soaring absence rates?
With the Covid ‘pingdemic’ in full swing, ministers announced they were to allow special exemption from quarantine rules for up to 10,000 food workers
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NewsPingdemic: Richard Walker and Steve Rowe accused of risking ‘spooking’ public
Iceland MD Richard Walker has made a series of TV appearances in recent days saying absence rates have forced him to close stores
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News‘Poultry shortages inevitable’ despite new isolation exemptions
The president of 2 Sisters Food Group Ranjit Singh said the sector was facing a ’food crisis like we’ve never seen before’
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Comment & OpinionSupermarket bosses predicted ‘pingdemic’ chaos. Perhaps ministers should listen to them
Thankfully, supermarket depot staff and food workers will be exempted from self-isolation, although supermarket store staff will not
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NewsPingdemic: up to 10,000 food supply chain workers to be exempt from self-isolation rules
However the government has stopped short of including shopworkers
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NewsSysco consolidates its five UK wholesalers under one group
Sysco Speciality Group will bring together Fresh Direct, M&J Seafood, Fresh Fayre, Wild Harvest and KFF
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NewsBerry growers fear empty shelves could end summer promotional activity
During the summer, retailers often run larger pack sizes and promotional activity when crops suddenly become available in large quantities
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News‘Pingdemic’ labour shortages: government slammed over ‘shambolic’ response
While supermarkets absence rates are thought to be typically standing at about 10%, they are said to have hit as much as 30% in some pockets of the UK
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NewsAsda gives suppliers 30 days to pay 5% transport costs hike as HGV crisis continues
In a letter to suppliers, obtained by The Grocer, the retailer blamed “Brexit uncertainty” for soaring transportation costs