Scottish fruit farmers have managed to recruit thousands of students and former hospitality workers to avert a workforce crisis. Most of the vacancies for low-paid seasonal work usually done by Eastern European workers in Tayside and Fife has now been filled, according to James Porter, a strawberry farmer in the area. (The Guardian)
Fruit farmers recruit thousands
Scottish fruit farmers have managed to recruit thousands of students and former hospitality workers to avert a workforce crisis. Most of the vacancies for low-paid seasonal work usually done by Eastern European workers in Tayside and Fife has now been filled, according to James Porter, a strawberry farmer in the area. (The Guardian)