All Recruitment & Training articles – Page 15
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ArticleMDS 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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ArticleOnly 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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ArticleLEAF 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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ArticleMDS makes Scottish rallying call
Graduate training scheme calls for companies north of the border to step forward and offer placements
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ArticleLSA initiative seeks out horticulture leaders
Land Settlement Association’s Fellowship Scheme aims to bring through next generation of industry heads
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ArticleLidl 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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ArticleSarah 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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ArticleLabour ‘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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ArticleChair 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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ArticleMerger '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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ArticleBSF 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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ArticleProduce 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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ArticleFresh 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
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ArticleEmployers 'fear' post-Brexit migration system
Migration Advisory Committee report highlights businesses' concerns, with fresh produce firms warning of price rises amid labour shortages
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ArticleGangmasters authority appoints interim CEO
Former police chief Roger Bannister will head up GLAA until permanent replacement is found for Paul Broadbent who died suddenly last year
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ArticlePortsmouth on the hunt for new shipping lines
Port appoints new business development manager in bid to attract new importers and shipping lines following Geest Line’s relocation to Dover
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ArticleHaygrove shrinks UK berry operations and sets up in China
British berry grower cuts 200 picking jobs due to Brexit nervousness over seasonal labour and invests in China instead
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ArticleParliament re-launches labour inquiry
The Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Select Committee said it will investigate any improvement or deterioration in agricultural recruitment
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Morrisons to cut 1,500 middle managers
Fourth largest retailer becomes latest to announce thousands of job losses as supermarkets continue to adapt to rise of the discounters