Clements offering £30 per hour for field workers

[kiwi pom]

Quite likely but years of experience I think I'd be hard to beat for speed. As said I would love to apply & go try to see what the reality was.

I have a lot of other enterprises now but for 20 years or so I used to harvest 25 acre of field veg, according to John Nix 10 acre per labour unit. I was packing & delivering to wholesaler too .

The big rigs make the job easier, although if you feel desperate for a pee of course you have to just hang on (remember in winter most people pee quite a lot.)

It would be quite interesting to see what they said if you applied. They wouldn't be able to con you with headline rates as you know what you're doing. I wonder if they'd even tell you what was required for top rates?

 

[pellow]

There are definitely pickers earning £30 he down here, 12 months ago a large grower couldn’t run all their rigs for staff shortages I said to the fieldsman I’ll cut cauliflower again when it’s £20 per hour, he laughed and said that will never happen, swing shovel drivers on £20 to £27 per hour now, the poor beggars on the dole are going to be left behind

 

[Lincoln75]

It would be quite interesting to see what they said if you applied. They wouldn't be able to con you with headline rates as you know what you're doing. I wonder if they'd even tell you what was required for top rates?

Ring up and ask what percentage of their current staff earn £30.ph .....they`ll probably hang up on you as they dont like workers who think for themselves and ask questions .

 

[Devil's advocate]

It would be quite interesting to see what they said if you applied. They wouldn't be able to con you with headline rates as you know what you're doing. I wonder if they'd even tell you what was required for top rates?

I should really apply to the BBC, get paid twice.

A few years ago lots of under cover reporting. Although no one looked to be working in terrible conditions, BBC reporter made out it was like a gulag.

Oh remember now pretty Asian girl, team leader fancied her & was bragging about all the poor working pratices how it was cheaper to pay fines than pay min wage, used gang master to get around the law. Shortly after many Chinese died cockle picking and laws were tightened up.

 

[Devil's advocate]

G's growers advertising a large number of postions, many at min wage, so good luck G's

 

[Kidds]

I'm a bit too old and fat now but cutting cabbage me and my cousin would each cut a cabbage every 3 seconds in a good crop. That is flat out speed that you wouldn't be able to do for much more than an hour, rest of the day would be likely a third less and no way could you do 6 hours of that never mind more.
I sent him the link to the job advert, fecked if I will be applying but he said he was sharpening his knife.

 

[Lincoln75]

G's growers advertising a large number of postions, many at min wage, so good luck G's

Delusional to think people will do that kind of work for minimum pay when shelf stackers can get £14.00+ ,when a few growers go under the others may see the light .

 

[Devil's advocate]

I'm a bit too old and fat now but cutting cabbage me and my cousin would each cut a cabbage every 3 seconds in a good crop. That is flat out speed that you wouldn't be able to do for much more than an hour, rest of the day would be likely a third less and no way could you do 6 hours of that never mind more.
I sent him the link to the job advert, fecked if I will be applying but he said he was sharpening his knife.

So 20 a minute, 1,200 an hour. Hundred doz an hour. So @£30 per hour 30 pence per dozen.

Dave your cheap at £30 per hour. Is that packed in french trays or loose into bulk bins.

 

[Kidds]

So 20 a minute, 1,200 an hour. Hundred doz an hour. So @£30 per hour 30 pence per dozen.

Dave your cheap at £30 per hour. Is that packed in french trays or loose into bulk bins.

That was just cutting and windrowing, packers did the rest.
I got my sums wrong, we were doing 1500 an hour so was a cabbage every 2.4 seconds. Knife was like a razor, slightest touch of the blade there was blood everywhere ( more because hands were always wet). Still got all our (arthritic) fingers.

 

[Exfarmer]

Not gonna lie… you couldn’t pay me enough too stand on a potato grader, or lay on a picking table or walk up and down a field picking or walk up and down polytunnels picking… I’d want £30hr for just generally picking them not running round like a mad man trying pick as many as possible… it’s back breaking mind numbing work that I’d want too take home £50,000 a year too even entertain the idea

Have you ever worked on a grading line, hard work it is NOT!
You dont even have to concentrate, just do the job after half an hour it becomes automatic. Have done weeks of it
Now picking brussels in December sleet, that is different !

 

[Mc115reed]

Have you ever worked on a grading line, hard work it is NOT!
You dont even have to concentrate, just do the job after half an hour it becomes automatic. Have done weeks of it
Now picking brussels in December sleet, that is different !

I never said a grading line is hard work… it’s mind numbing… watching potato’s rolling past you by there thousand for hours on end… no thankyou

 

[Exfarmer]

I never said a grading line is hard work… it’s mind numbing… watching potato’s rolling past you by there thousand for hours on end… no thankyou

Far sooner be on a grading line with a couple of pretty Baltic girls than sitting on a tractor catching potatoes all day

 

[Devil's advocate]

Have you ever worked on a grading line, hard work it is NOT!
You dont even have to concentrate, just do the job after half an hour it becomes automatic. Have done weeks of it
Now picking brussels in December sleet, that is different !

In December 2010 picking them through snow, sort of enjoyed to the extra price kept me warm. Thinking of sex, helps with circulation.

Thinking back easy for me working near home, popped wellies next to wood burner at dinner time & sat in tractor when I was really suffering. Not nice working on a rig to set hours & breaks.

 

[Devil's advocate]

Far sooner be on a grading line with a couple of pretty Baltic girls than sitting on a tractor catching potatoes all day

No idea how they can stand been in a tractor day in day out. I enjoy spraying & combining but Lord doing trailer work pulling hair out & self harming. We are all different thankfully.

 

[kiwi pom]

Far sooner be on a grading line with a couple of pretty Baltic girls than sitting on a tractor catching potatoes all day

I don't mind driving a harvester, lots to keep you busy but I think I'd rather be grading on the harvester than sitting alongside it pulling the trailer. That really is mind numbing.

 

[Pilatus]

I wonder which director or member of staff of “Clements” would be able to demonstrate in the field,to a “Advertising Standards Authority Inspector” that what the £30 hr they have advertised is actually achievable, day in day out?

 

[neilo]

I understand £25/hr is on offer locally for chicken catching, such is desperation for labour.

 

[Pilatus]

I understand £25/hr is on offer locally for chicken catching, such is desperation for labour.

When it comes to paying the bill it may be a different matter!!!!

 

[Exfarmer]

I wonder which director or member of staff of “Clements” would be able to demonstrate in the field,to a “Advertising Standards Authority Inspector” that what the £30 hr they have advertised is actually achievable, day in day out?

I would not be at all surprised these figures are achievable, but don't expect it if you are rolling a fag and texting with the other hand!
Oh and dont be 25 stone either!

 

[glasshouse]

How we are now, although retailing some of the crop.

Very sad that it has changed. I get up 3.30 am off to market, then back cutting veg till 9am, set shop up then off on combine, baler or what ever, then any spraying after tea. With plenty of variety nothing is hard.

Surely you go to bed after your tea if up at 3.30?