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It’s election time, but immigration policies are hardly ‘oven-ready’
Boris Johnson doesn’t know how a microwave works, but worse still, his party still isn’t committing to the necessary EU labour for the farming sector
Sufficient labour is the only way our fruit & veg is going to get picked
There are opportunities to increase production - but not if the crop can’t be picked
Labour shortages set to hike apple prices
British Apples & Pears warns the total amount of unpicked top fruit “could be much more” than previously thought
Seasonal labour crisis is a serious threat to British farming
To conclude that the fruit & veg rotting in UK fields has nothing to do with Brexit is absurd
Labour shortage hits meat processors in run-up to Christmas
Processors have warned Brexit-related labour shortages could hinder production of seasonal products
Labour shortages putting pressure on supermarkets to raise warehouse pay
Shortage means workers can pick and choose, while DCs are having to relax job requirements, says leading recruiter
Labour shortages will see DCs ‘struggle’ after Brexit
Wayne Brophy, managing director of Cast UK, said there was an across-the-board labour shortage in supply chain, logistics and warehouses
Fresh food’s labour shortage reaching a ‘tipping point’
It comes amid warnings of crops rotting in fields due to a lack of workers
No-deal Brexit ‘doomsday’ for NI milk, warns Dairy Council
The trade body has warned tariffs on dairy moving south across the Irish border would cause profitability to plummet…
Fruit & veg crops left to rot as seasonal labour shortages take effect
Growers suggested they had picked as little as half their crop
Leadsom warned over no-deal Brexit impact on food and drink workforce
Trade bodies are calling for a revision down of the suggested £30,000 minimum salary threshold
Farmers of the future: are apprenticeships the solution to a labour crisis?
Britain’s farmers are concerned that Brexit could lead to a shortage of quality managers for their businesses, but could apprentices provide a long-term solution to a potential labour crisis?
Government faces backlash over ‘bamboozling’ Brexit immigration move
It has said it intends to bring an end to freedom of movement on Halloween in the event of a no-deal
Heck insists it ‘didn’t mean to cause offence’ amid Boris Johnson furore
The company was accused of resorting to a ‘cheap publicity stunt’ with the pro-Brexit MP
Food and farming bodies hit out after migration committee 'ignores' sector
A new report into ’shortage occupations’, where vacancies need to be filled by non-UK workers, had omited the sector, warned the NFU
Driver shortage leaving vacancies unfilled in logistics sector
The study found the average age of an HGV driver was 48, and 13% of drivers working in the UK were EU nationals
Can robots solve the labour shortage in UK warehousing?
There’s an evolving stream of technology ready to revolutionise warehousing – and replace humans
Businesses 'may go bust' in no-deal Brexit, says survey
Nearly 12% agreed with the statement that no-deal would be a “calamity” for their business
Even healthy businesses have been put in a Brexit planning stranglehold
We at Birds Eye are directing time and money towards Brexit planning instead of improving our business, says Wayne Hudson, managing director at Birds Eye
Growers look to northern ports to mitigate no-deal Brexit gridlock
There are fears of tailbacks at Dover, which handles 17% of imports and exports