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 elgrande  bedford 12 Nov 17 10.01pm |
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Originally posted by Kermit8
You mean like letting them come to work at 9am rather than 6am to pick the crops? A few more tea-breaks perhaps? A union - yes a union to get the pay up from £12 an hour to £15. Hedgie you little Red. You are a dark horse. Raise them enough so families can afford to do them,i know farmers have used foreign labour for years,and its work very well. And on a side note,I notice HSBC have now said that it won't be as bad as they first forecast.
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Jimenez  SELHURSTPARKCHESTER,DA BRONX 12 Nov 17 10.02pm |
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Originally posted by Kermit8
You mean like letting them come to work at 9am rather than 6am to pick the crops? A few more tea-breaks perhaps? A union - yes a union to get the pay up from £12 an hour to £15. Hedgie you little Red. You are a dark horse. Crops are picked earlier as its cooler & they can be processed faster for freshness.
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Kermit8  Hevon 12 Nov 17 10.07pm |
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Originally posted by Jimenez
Crops are picked earlier as its cooler & they can be processed faster for freshness. Yes, I know. Unfortunately, Farmers have a lot of difficulty finding British workers keen to do it hence their reliance on EU staff.
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| Jimenez SELHURSTPARKCHESTER,DA BRONX 12 Nov 17 10.10pm |
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Originally posted by Kermit8
Yes, I know. Unfortunately, Farmers have a lot of difficulty finding British workers keen to do it hence their reliance on EU staff. Part of the problem is two fold. Firstly the Supermarkets wield too much bargaining power & secondly the customer want cheap produce......
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| Kermit8 Hevon 12 Nov 17 10.12pm |
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Originally posted by Jimenez
Part of the problem is two fold. Firstly the Supermarkets wield too much bargaining power & secondly the customer want cheap produce...... and it's the poor farmer who suffers as they will even more when they lose a chunk of their workforce. No way out.
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| Kermit8 Hevon 12 Nov 17 10.13pm |
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Originally posted by elgrande
Raise them enough so families can afford to do them,i know farmers have used foreign labour for years,and its work very well. And on a side note,I notice HSBC have now said that it won't be as bad as they first forecast. Diversify with a magic money tree crop you mean? I like it.
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| hedgehog50 Croydon 12 Nov 17 10.15pm |
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Originally posted by Kermit8
and it's the poor farmer who suffers as they will even more when they lose a chunk of their workforce. No way out. Ultimately the market will set prices and wages and which farmers are successful or not.
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| Jimenez SELHURSTPARKCHESTER,DA BRONX 12 Nov 17 10.17pm |
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Originally posted by Kermit8
and it's the poor farmer who suffers as they will even more when they lose a chunk of their workforce. No way out. Indeed. Makes you wonder why they aren't more business minded or for that matter hire a business strategist rather than rely on the awful bargaining power of the N.F.U.
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| elgrande bedford 12 Nov 17 10.18pm |
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Originally posted by Kermit8
Diversify with a magic money tree crop you mean? I like it. Not at all,a happy medium has to be found.the EU is pro big business,people will buy more uk produce when Brexit happens because they probaly have to.
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| Kermit8 Hevon 12 Nov 17 10.19pm |
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Originally posted by hedgehog50
Ultimately the market will set prices and wages and which farmers are successful or not. Lack of labour help too don't forget. That will see some going to the wall not market forces. If the crops don't get picked even though the market wants them then that's them up the creek. And that will be down directly to Brexit. It's happening already the staff problems.
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| Kermit8 Hevon 12 Nov 17 10.22pm |
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Originally posted by elgrande
Not at all,a happy medium has to be found.the EU is pro big business,people will buy more uk produce when Brexit happens because they probaly have to. Costs for the consumer going up and choices going down it very much sounds like.
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| hedgehog50 Croydon 12 Nov 17 10.22pm |
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Originally posted by Kermit8
Lack of labour help too don't forget. That will see some going to the wall not market forces. If the crops don't get picked even though the market wants them then that's them up the creek. And that will be down directly to Brexit. It's happening already the staff problems. Nothing to do with Brexit. It's market forces. If you can't get workers you need to make our jobs more attractive.
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