The home delivery expert ParcelHero says last week’s Government announcement – through gritted teeth – that 5,000 overseas drivers could return to the UK on temporary visas has been given… The post EU truckers and warehouse workers won’t be racing to rescue the Great British Christmas appeared first on London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com.
Farmers are paying vegetable and fruit pickers up to £30 per hour to prevent more shortages in the run up to Christmas. The British Growers Association (BGA) said that some… The post Farmers are paying up to £1,000 per week for veg and fruit pickers in the run up to Christmas appeared first on London…
The Prime Minister has said on Tuesday that there is “no alternative” to the labour shortages in the UK and denied that there is a crisis in the country. Boris… The post Johnson accused of being so ‘out of touch he can’t see a crisis when its staring him in his face’ appeared first on…
The Northern Ireland protocol is coming apart according to Lord Frost, so we at Politics.co.uk wondered whether the government should take a leaf out of Insulate Britain’s handbook. If you can glue yourself to roads to halt climate change, maybe Boris’ next step will be to glue together a new deal to save Northern…
Liz Truss has given her first speech since being promoted to the Foreign Secretary at the Tory Party conference in Manchester. Truss who secured 68 trade deals when she was… The post Liz Truss vows to create a ‘competitive, more confident’ Britain after securing billions in trade deals appeared first on London Business News |…
The Prime Minister has been accused of failing to seriously understand the grave situation farmers are in as they are facing “extremely difficult circumstances.” Pig farmers are on the verge… The post Boris accused of ‘incompetence and chaotic lack of planning is about to lead to the biggest peacetime cull of pigs’ appeared first on…
The Prime Minister has admitted on Sunday that he has known for months that haulage industry was in trouble and suggested the supply chain could last until Christmas. Boris Johnson… The post Boris admits he knew about HGV shortages for months and warns they could continue until Christmas appeared first on London Business News |…
How the Grinch Stole Christmas! isn’t a documentary. It’s just a story. I mean, you can’t cancel Christmas! Only last year, we did. And some people had their Christmas more cancelled than others…. So this year, the government is so determined that Christmas actually does happen that they’ve announced special new visa rules to make…
Farmers are set to kill around 120,000 pigs including healthy piglets as there is a mass shortage of butchers. Farms are running out of space to keep their animals as… The post Industry body warns tens of thousands of pigs to be killed due to post-Brexit labour shortages appeared first on London Business News |…
With on-going reports of worker shortages impacting the UK, the Association of Professional Staffing Companies (APSCo) has warned that the dearth of resources is also being felt across the highly-skilled… The post Skills shortages are being felt beyond HGV drivers, APSCo calls for urgent changes to visa routes appeared first on London Business News |…
