A new Briefing Paper from Sustain member the Food Research Collaboration looks at work trends in the UK food manufacturing sector.
The Briefing Paper, by Michael Heasman and Adrian Morley, provides an overview of food-related jobs and labour markets. Looking at recent and longer-term trends in the wider economy, it finds the food sector has particular vulnerabilities. It also shows how the sector is being squeezed by the twin challenges of a potential labour shortage if the supply of EU migrants dries up after Brexit and the need to recruit up to 140,000 new workers by 2024. Download the report, Earning a Crust? Why it’s time for the food industry to rethink its approach and turn challenges into opportunities, from the FRC website here.
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Published Thursday 25 May 2017
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