glasshouse
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Just seen a prog about all the migrant workers stranded in dubai without work
No flights, no tourists no moneyWhat’s the reason behind that then
In fact I know of one Russian guy who lives in caravan on farm does 3 milkings a day 7 days a week if the boss man gives him a day off goes to work at the farm down the road the mans on 60 quid a milking that’s 1260 a week mad when you think of it
I know a milk tanker driver and they've just been given 25% pay rise, didn't even ask for it. Employers just trying to keep staff
If I was doing 3 milking a day 7 days a week I would want more than £1,260 week. He deserves every penny good on him.In fact I know of one Russian guy who lives in caravan on farm does 3 milkings a day 7 days a week if the boss man gives him a day off goes to work at the farm down the road the mans on 60 quid a milking that’s 1260 a week mad when you think of it
Sounds like you need to renegotiate your wages to reflect your input and dedication to the farm.When will sprayer drivers get paid what their worth for doing the job. Given the.
Health implications.
Long unsociable hours.
The stress.
The pressure.
The responseability.
No home and social life.
servicing and maintaining 300 grand machine so it’s turn key ready.
Never being unable to plan anything outside work from February to November.
when you do get time off, you end up spending the time looking at the forecast for the next lot of spraying.
All this for just over the minimum wage.
No furlough for the world's poorNo flights, no tourists no money
I have known that for years.I think the one thing we learned during lockdown, was that a lot of the minimum wage manual jobs are indispensable and the country grinds to a halt without them, however, a lot of the well paid employees when they went on furlough or worked from home caused inconvenience but the country continued to function. I think there needs to be a recalibration of wage rates and remuneration to reflect this, but as society opens up again everyone is conveniently forgetting who was indispensable.
Get the grain price up to £600 and there eill be jobs and better wages galoreI’ve seen on here many times people saying that the prices they received were better back in the late seventies early eighties than they are now but back then farm workers wages were really bad nearly everyone rented or lived in a tied cottage and got treated badly . I know a few places that if it wasn’t for a couple of good conscientious workers the places would fall apart maybe it’s about time thy got well rewarded for there efforts
No. Just a lot of hungry very angry people.Get the grain price up to £600 and there eill be jobs and better wages galore