All Labour crisis articles – Page 20
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NewsDriver crisis: Bestway forced to collect orders from ports to keep supply flowing
The wholesaler has implemented a number of emergency measures as deliveries of products are delayed or cancelled
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NewsTesco offers £1,000 signing-on fee for drivers to tackle HGV crisis
The move comes amid warnings of worsening food shortages unless solutions can be found
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Analysis & FeaturesPingdemic: is daily Covid testing the answer to soaring absence rates?
With the Covid ‘pingdemic’ in full swing, ministers announced they were to allow special exemption from quarantine rules for up to 10,000 food workers
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NewsPingdemic: Richard Walker and Steve Rowe accused of risking ‘spooking’ public
Iceland MD Richard Walker has made a series of TV appearances in recent days saying absence rates have forced him to close stores
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News‘Poultry shortages inevitable’ despite new isolation exemptions
The president of 2 Sisters Food Group Ranjit Singh said the sector was facing a ’food crisis like we’ve never seen before’
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Comment & OpinionSupermarket bosses predicted ‘pingdemic’ chaos. Perhaps ministers should listen to them
Thankfully, supermarket depot staff and food workers will be exempted from self-isolation, although supermarket store staff will not
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NewsPingdemic: up to 10,000 food supply chain workers to be exempt from self-isolation rules
However the government has stopped short of including shopworkers
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NewsSysco consolidates its five UK wholesalers under one group
Sysco Speciality Group will bring together Fresh Direct, M&J Seafood, Fresh Fayre, Wild Harvest and KFF
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NewsBerry growers fear empty shelves could end summer promotional activity
During the summer, retailers often run larger pack sizes and promotional activity when crops suddenly become available in large quantities
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News‘Pingdemic’ labour shortages: government slammed over ‘shambolic’ response
While supermarkets absence rates are thought to be typically standing at about 10%, they are said to have hit as much as 30% in some pockets of the UK
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NewsAsda gives suppliers 30 days to pay 5% transport costs hike as HGV crisis continues
In a letter to suppliers, obtained by The Grocer, the retailer blamed “Brexit uncertainty” for soaring transportation costs
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NewsSeasonal labour shortages leaving crops unpicked, growing industry warns
The industry has called on the government to widen the Seasonal Agricultural Workers Scheme and make it permanent
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NewsDriver shortages and ‘pingdemic’ wreak havoc on doorstep deliveries
Müller’s Milk & More and fruit & veg box companies Oddbox and Pale Green Dot have had their supply chains disrupted
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NewsIceland confirms plans to recruit 2,000 extra staff to tackle ‘pingdemic’
The recruitment push is to begin within days via ads in stores, on social media and in service stations
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News‘Pingdemic’ leaves some stores 30% down on staff as supermarket absence crisis looms
Some stores have begun moving staff between locations to tackle particular hotspots
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NewsEducation reform needed to solve labour crisis, meat firms say
The government’s Lifetime Skills Guarantee policy and T Levels need more food-focused courses, the Association of Independent Meat Suppliers argues
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Comment & OpinionIt’s not just the driver shortage – food supply chains lack crucial skilled labour
Government needs to take the labour crises facing food production seriously, says Richard Harrow, CEO of the British Frozen Food Federation
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Comment & OpinionIt’s freedom day, but Delta still spells trouble for the food sector
Hospitality can finally throw off its shackles – but today hasn’t been the all-out celebration the PM had been hoping for
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NewsWarburtons struggling to keep up with local deliveries as driver shortage bites
It comes as a host of major food and drink manufacturers are issuing warnings to customers over service levels
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NewsSainsbury’s hikes distribution rates due to driver shortage
It came after its primary partner Warrens Group, an arm of Culina, increased its rates