All Recruitment & Training articles – Page 24
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ArticleItalian tomato supply chain under fire in new report
Retailers and processors should map Italian tomato supply chains after report finds evidence of ‘massive exploitation’
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ArticleInnovation centre announced
The University of Tasmania has collaborated with the Australian horticulture industry to provide a new training centre for developing new products
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ArticleDiary of an AHDB Potatoes apprentice
Visiting branded potato giant McCain, meeting industry experts in storage and grading, and hearing from leading growers – Bryonie Cundy writes about life on the first-ever AHDB Potatoes Next Generation scheme
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ArticleGangmaster 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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ArticleBlueberry 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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ArticleSeasonal 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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ArticleSunraysia 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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ArticleAHDB 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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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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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