I think its very unlikely the job couldnt be filled, the reality is that they would rather employ people from abroad and pay them 2 an hour.
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I think its very unlikely the job couldnt be filled, the reality is that they would rather employ people from abroad and pay them 2 an hour.
NilSatisOptimum
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These frams would have had a flurry of applications due to Universal Credit requirements. However, many farms tend to be in rural areas difficult get to by public transport, very easy to justify not taking this kind of employment, if own transport is limited, have family responsibilities etc.
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but they haven’t got a flurry of applications have they ? I mean there are reasons why but they haven’t so yet again, there are always reasons why British people don’t fill those roles and throughout our history the Irish , Caribbean, Asian & European labour force do . Apparently it’ll all be changing imminently though it seems so I thought this might be the start of it , apparently not .
Three-quarters of public favour working with EU to get vital protective equipment
Exclusive: Brexit divisions put aside in the face of the pandemic
pathetic actually
NilSatisOptimum
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There were propaganda reports from the BBC Sky et al, at beginning of the month, reporting there were 1000s of people applying for theses jobs. Of course if you actually start to look at the industry and it's various bodies that represent, its not the case at all.
Coronavirus: Thousands apply for fruit and veg grower jobs
Coronavirus-related travel restrictions have left a labour shortage as the picking season starts.
www.bbc.co.uk
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But that isn't the case everywhere. Here in the south west the call went out for, from memory I think 60,000, and it was over subscribed with all vacancies filled in just over a week. And as I said 98% were British
They had a lot of applicants apparently, all of whom would presumably have been aware of the pay on offer. By the time it went through the recruitment funnel, around 80 were looking to be employed. Incidentally, £9.03 per hour is the average salary for a farm worker according to Indeed - https://www.indeed.co.uk/salaries/farm-worker-Salaries, with this backed up by data from various trade bodies - https://www.thegrocer.co.uk/brexit-...w-brits-prepared-to-pick-fruit/554452.article
peteblue
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Minimum wage applies......farmers don’t like going to prison....
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Seems a good proportion don't like paying minimum wage either....
spectateur
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But don't many of the farms use agencies? I this case most likely Romanian. The immigrant workers are paid by these agencies and the workers are often not much better off than slaves.
Not enough Britons want to work on farms
A drive to get furloughed workers and students to pick fruit has had an inadequate response
"32,000 have applied, but only 13% have so far turned up for online interviews "
*sigh
hard work picking stuff, did it as a kid enjoyed it in the sun, but can't see many doing it for minimum wage unless they are desperate.Not enough Britons want to work on farms
A drive to get furloughed workers and students to pick fruit has had an inadequate responsewww.economist.com
"32,000 have applied, but only 13% have so far turned up for online interviews "
*sigh
summerisle
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That's half the government's policies in the bin then.
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