The horticulture sector needs about 80,000 seasonal workers to hand-pick fruit and vegetable crops. The visas are part of a long wishlist of demands being submitted to ministers by companies in all sectors to help them to maintain their investments in the UK after Britain leaves the EU. Chief among their concerns is a shortage of skilled labour. The horticulture sector alone needs about 80,000 seasonal workers to hand-pick fruit and vegetable crops. About 95 per cent of these typically come from abroad, the vast majority from EU…

Source: The Times November 05, 2016 00:03 UTC