All Recruitment & Training articles – Page 23
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Gangmaster with 760 workers has licence revoked
A labour supplier to the Cambridgeshire fresh produce industry has been banned following serious breaches of GLA conditions
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Blueberry pickers to be back paid
Australia's Fair Work Ombudsman has revealed that blueberry farm operators in Sandy Beach underpaid workers A$46,000
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Seasonal workers may relieve labour woes
Public hearings are underway as part of the Australian government's Senate inquiry into the Pacific Island Seasonal Worker Programme
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Sunraysia TAFE offering citrus diploma
A new diploma to support the next generation of Australian orchard managers has been developed by Citrus Australia, the NSW Department of Primary Industry and TAFE institutes
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AHDB Potatoes to launch ‘potato module’ for colleges
New educational package will provide varietal, nutrition and recipe resources for the next generation of chefs
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Opinion: 'Dubious recruiters' have filled gap left by SAWS
A lack of quality not quantity has been one of the top concerns since the abolition of SAWS, says HOPS director John Hardman
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Packhouse apprenticeship open for feedback
Packhouse line manager, stock manager and crop technician apprenticeships have been developed under the AHDB Trailblazer scheme
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Channel 4 'used false footage' on Mansfields exposé
Labour provider at heart of case claims network used footage not taken at workers' caravans, and said Channel 4 sources 'lacked credibility'
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Sundrop Farms gains job seeker funds
The South Australian government has granted A$50,000 to hydroponic tomato grower Sundrop Farms to fund a pilot skills development project for job seekers
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Labour provider moves to counter ‘dubious recruiters’
HOPS Labour Solutions will now be audited by Sedex to counter rise in unethical labour practices after abolition of SAWS
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Scottish growers will lose ‘any profit margin’
Frustration as growers north of the border set to pay all workers the higher National Living Wage, rather than just those over 25
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Produce World hires two agri-food trainees
Will Shields and Tom Collison will work at vegetable supplier while studying for Food Manufacture degree
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Asylum seekers could boost workforce
Australian horticultural industry hopes to build on tradition of accommodating new migrants
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Sainsbury's urges young adults to consider farming
Retailer claims that research has reveals over a third of 16 to 24-year-olds match the criteria for a modern day career in farming
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Defra launches Food and Farming Plan
A meeting of 80 industry representatives discussed seven key themes for future policymaking in food and farming sector
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Planning for success
Businesses might be fit for today, but what if there were a sudden change of management? Michael Barker asks recruiters how firms can avoid a crisis
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Opinion: We need to counter 'abysmal' career advice
Hadlow College's Mark Lumsdon-Taylor on why a unified approach is needed to help young people to choose a career in horticulture
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How to succeed in fresh produce
The inaugural FPJ Big 50 People is packed full of the most influential people in the fresh produce industry. But what qualities do they have in common?
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Firms must look for labour in UK, new law will say
David Cameron unveils radical crack down on illegal labour that could also include a new labour market enforcement agency
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Citrus Australia announces new partnership
Training and assessment service provider aims to increase productivity and reduced workplace incidents within citrus sector