Labour
When work isn’t productive
How does the development our industry ensure good outcomes for consumers and communities alike? A...
Let Them Pick Fruit (redux)
So we return to the dog-whistle politics of immigration and skills. Our Home Secretary has said...
Pile it high, sell it for a price that gives a fair return for the producer
Cost of production is soaring and not being recovered in the marketplace, thereby jeopardising...
National Food Strategy should be a step towards safeguarding British food standards, says BPC
Poultry meat inclusion on seasonal worker visa scheme will strengthen food security, says BPC...
Government must work with Britain’s poultry producers to build a sustainable labour plan
Following the release of the EFRA Committee’s latest report on labour, the BPC says...
“The Home Office is not listening,” says EFRA Chair on labour shortages
Government’s Christmas focus must now shift into the longer-term, the British Poultry...
British poultry industry needs “time and space” to put British food on the road to recovery
A focus on longer-term solutions that promote resilience is necessary to managing the ongoing...
157 Days Until Christmas
British turkey rules the roost at Christmas, with close to nine million gracing the dinner tables...
This is Brexit: Labour
In a previous post I outlined the minimum actions we need from Government in order to give us a...
Building a Sustainable Workforce after Brexit
Since the Brexit referendum we have been concerned about availability of labour as our non-UK...
British Poultry Council scholars are feeding the nation.
The British poultry meat industry joins hands with Harper Adams University to create good jobs for...
British Poultry celebrates food heroes on #WorldPoultryDay.
The British Poultry Council is applauding the heroic work of industry food heroes who are putting...
British poultry meat industry looks ahead to Christmas workforce
Industry bodies collaborate to organise webinar featuring Defra and Home Office officials After...
Covid-19: Where the poultry industry stands on testing and vaccination
As the Covid-19 vaccination programme rolls out across the country it is worth reflecting on the...
Exemption granted for industry’s Christmas food heroes
The British Poultry Council welcomes Government’s decision after seeking an exemption for...
Britain urgently needs its Christmas food heroes
The British Poultry Council is seeking an urgent exemption for non-UK seasonal poultry workers...
Oral evidence to the EFRA select committee on labour supply
British Poultry Council Chief Executive, Richard Griffiths, was invited to give oral evidence in...
Forcing poultry meat plants to shut down will threaten Britain’s food supply
The British poultry meat industry is working incredibly hard to protect our food heroes who have...
National Food Strategy: Putting quality British food on every table
British poultry meat industry welcomes the recommendations made by the National Food...
A force for good: Britain’s Food Heroes
Right now, it is what would normally be considered ‘Graduation Season.’ It is a time...
Poultry meat industry doing everything it can to protect its people
British poultry meat industry is doing everything possible to minimise the risk to key workers who...
The Immigration Bill must not undervalue Britain’s food heroes
The Immigration Bill is likely to penalise poultry meat businesses already facing the consequences...
Building a sustainable and socially just nation
The British Poultry Council has joined up with the The UK Stakeholders for Sustainable Development...
Immigration Bill undervalues Britain’s food heroes and threatens food security
The Home Office’s Immigration and Social Security Co-ordination Bill labels ‘key...
