UK worker shortage threatens Christmas turkey supply

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The British government, which blames the COVID-19 pandemic more than Brexit, has eased immigration rules to allow 5,500 three-month work visas for seasonal workers.

But the typical sight at Flower Farm near Godstone, in Surrey, belies a crisis: a lack of seasonal workers that will leave Deeley struggling to meet high festive demand.

But Britain has now been out of the European Union for nearly 12 months. Free movement of people and workers across the bloc has ended, and tougher immigration rules have been introduced. "It's not the most glamorous work in the world," said Mark Gorton, who rears turkeys in Norfolk, in the east of England.In previous years, Gorton said he would have had arrangements in place for 300 to 400 seasonal workers by the middle of December."We're six weeks away from when we start processing Christmas turkeys for the Christmas market and at the moment we haven't got any labour," said Gorton.

Global supply chain hold-ups and the increased cost of container shipments could have a knock-on effect on the cost of toys.Meanwhile, the pig industry is warning about a lack of abattoir staff and butchers -- many of them also foreign workers -- spiralling production costs and falling prices.

 

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