The casual labour situation, crisis or no problem?

[chaffcutter]

After a lot of noise about the forcoming crisis in veg and fruit production a few months ago, it’s all gone very quiet. Have producers managed to get enough foreign labour in, has the appeal for furloughed workers been a success, what’s happening out there?

 

[ajd132]

After a lot of noise about the forcoming crisis in veg and fruit production a few months ago, it’s all gone very quiet. Have producers managed to get enough foreign labour in, has the appeal for furloughed workers been a success, what’s happening out there?

I used a company/agency for rouging last year and they sent a letter out a few weeks ago asking for work because they had so many people sorted and enough for them to do

 

[Kidds]

I went to a veg farm the other day, they had 12 people in the field picking and all of them were natives, all casual and the owner told me people ring every day asking for work.

In fact I have to admit they were all exactly the sort of people I said would not do the work.

 

[kfpben]

Natives have replaced Romanians here. All going well actually ?

 

[glasshouse]

Natives have replaced Romanians here. All going well actually ?

Suddenly the thought of working in the fresh air is not frowned upon or sneered at.
Some good has come from this crisis then.

 

[GeorgeC1]

Suddenly the thought of working in the fresh air is not frowned upon or sneered at.
Some good has come from this crisis then.

Indeed, but it's not permenant work and we're facing the worst recession in 300 years, many on furlough are already redundant and they don't know it.

I hope most of those pickers are offered full-time jobs.

 

[glasshouse]

Indeed, but it's not permenant work and we're facing the worst recession in 300 years, many on furlough are already redundant and they don't know it.

I hope most of those pickers are offered full-time jobs.

Theres no shortage of work once they have learnt to bend their back
Fruit picking, winter veg, spuds, Tree planting, the calendar is full

 

[GeorgeC1]

Theres no shortage of work once they have learnt to bend their back
Fruit picking, winter veg, spuds, Tree planting, the calendar is full

Not many are able to do it, travel across the country yet somehow afford childcare, mortgage, rent etc. Its ok if you're a 20 something with no kids but if you're a40 year old with kids and a mortgage you might not be able to do it

 

[glasshouse]

Not many are able to do it, travel across the country yet somehow afford childcare, mortgage, rent etc. Its ok if you're a 20 something with no kids but if you're a40 year old with kids and a mortgage you might not be able to do it

If you cant you wont
If the young folk can get working it will be a bigstep forward

 

[GeorgeC1]

If you cant you wont
If the young folk can get working it will be a bigstep forward

The young are already working though,its abit of a myth that the young are loungeabouts lol

 

[glasshouse]

The young are already working though,its abit of a myth that the young are loungeabouts lol

They only use one hand, the other is on the phone

 

[brigadoon]

They only use one hand, the other is on the phone

Is this the Tory side coming out???

You will be renting houses next!