All Recruitment & Training articles – Page 23
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AnalysisOpinion: '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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Article
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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ArticleChannel 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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ArticleSundrop 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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ArticleLabour 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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ArticleScottish 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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ArticleProduce 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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ArticleAsylum seekers could boost workforce
Australian horticultural industry hopes to build on tradition of accommodating new migrants
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ArticleSainsbury'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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ArticleDefra 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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ArticlePlanning 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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AnalysisOpinion: 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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ArticleHow 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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ArticleFirms 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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ArticleCitrus Australia announces new partnership
Training and assessment service provider aims to increase productivity and reduced workplace incidents within citrus sector
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ArticleSouth African growers visit Sainsbury’s
Trip is part of retailer and government-funded scheme to encourage career development and training in fruit supply chain
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ArticleSainsbury's launches first grower scholarship
Retailer has offered seven growers a place on its new soil management scholarship that will help enhance yields
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ArticleValefresco manager named new leafy salads boss
Jackie Harris replaces Graham Clarkson as chair of the BLSA, after Clarkson left Vitacress to join soft fruit firm Edward Vinson
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ArticleBakkavor apprentice notches up milestone
Tasha Devey named by the National Skills Academy as England’s 2,000th food industry apprentice of 2014
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ArticleThis year may be 'most challenging ever' for industry
Four key challenges identified in new survey of those at the 'highest level' of fresh produce