Re: Does Britain need foreign workers?
Hi
Not all agricultural jobs are growers as people put it.
Farming around here is large, industrial size dairy and livestock, the only things we grow are for animal feed, apart from potatoes.
The farms are large and automated, these are skilled jobs,not unskilled labour in the main, and are paid accordingly.
We have trouble finding qualified UK staff for them, in spite of the wages and free accommodation.
Damian, my cleaners husband, bought an Audi Q7 with his bonus 2 years ago.
He has a 4 bedroom detached, less than 2 years old, on the farm, it is totally rent free, no Council tax bills, electricity bills etc etc, all paid for by his employer.
There were no UK applicants for the job at all with the right qualifications.
This, to my mind, is where we have been going wrong, for decades.
We should be offering more, and free, training to those areas where we have skills shortages.
We are not doing right by our kids.