All Recruitment & Training articles – Page 14
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Piñata fosters skills building
Australian company Piñata Farms is helping support final-year uni students in south-east Queensland
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Topfruit not a ‘low-wage, low-skill’ sector
EAP ‘delighted’ to see Migration Advisory Committee recommend SAWS but says low estimation of sector ‘overlooks potential’ for further growth
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Australia Indonesia agree on FTA
The new proposed agreement will feature eliminated tariffs and increased work visas aiding seasonal labour
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Migration report shows support for SAWS
Migration Advisory Committee tentatively backs seasonal workers scheme but says contraction of fresh produce sector would not be catastrophic to UK economy
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Antwerp prepares for Brexit
Port appoints representative for UK and Ireland in bid to protect business with major trading partner
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New CEO at Dover as challenges mount for port
Former Maersk and Ports of Jersey head to take the reins as key port negotiates Brexit and completes Western Docks Revival project
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MDS scheme becomes apprenticeship
Saffy Connolly, chief operating officer at MDS, explains how fresh produce companies have new opportunity to access the scheme
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Only two in 10,000 picking applicants British
Recruitment firm Concordia says physical toll and transport difficulties put off British workers as frustration grows over government inaction
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LEAF appoints experienced business developer
Environmental standards body brings in Clare Mike from Kanes Foods in bid to spread sustainable practice in food and farming
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MDS makes Scottish rallying call
Graduate training scheme calls for companies north of the border to step forward and offer placements
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LSA initiative seeks out horticulture leaders
Land Settlement Association’s Fellowship Scheme aims to bring through next generation of industry heads
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Lidl set to expand in Scotland
Store openings and renovations will see discounter create more than 300 new jobs north of the border
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Sarah Calcutt joins English Apples & Pears
General manager of Avalon Growers PO joins trade body as topfruit industry pursues ambitious growth plans
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Labour ‘to drive up prices’ this summer
New market forecast warns Brexit and wider employment options for EU workers will push up fresh produce prices for hospitality sector
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Chair and vice swap roles at New Spitalfields
Chris Hutchinson steps down as chairman of tenants’ association after 14 years to be replaced by vice chair Paul Walker of Waldon Fruit
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Merger 'risks store closures and job losses’, Unite warns
Union warns £15 billion deal has implications for tens of thousands of jobs, but Mike Coupe insists stores and their workers will be retained
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IGD getting kids into food
The food and retail experts are celebrating 25,000 children receiving industry advice by expanding their education initiative
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BSF calls for faster action on seasonal labour
Government must do more to guarantee access to seasonal labour following Migration Advisory Committee report, says Nick Marston
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Produce World buys Aurora Produce
Acquisition sees potato producer become wholly-owned subsidiary of vegetable supplier, with both directors moving to Sutton Bridge site
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Fresh produce women to form EU group
Members of Italy's Donne dell'Ortofrutta have presented proposals for an EU-wide association at Areflh's annual assembly