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British goose producers are bringing Christmas rig...
Posted by Kerry Maxwell | Oct 15, 2021 | Food On Every Table, Issues, Labour
Christmas is the first step: short term relief for...
Posted by Kerry Maxwell | Sep 27, 2021 | Brexit, Food On Every Table, Labour, Trade
Government is ‘twiddling its thumbs’ while poultry...
Posted by Shraddha Kaul | Aug 6, 2021 | Food On Every Table, Labour
National Food Strategy: Bolstering the Heart of Br...
Posted by Kerry Maxwell | Jul 16, 2021 | Brexit, Food On Every Table, Labour, Trade, Welfare
Shortage of non-UK labour to jeopardise British fo...
Posted by Shraddha Kaul | Jun 17, 2021 | Food On Every Table, Labour
When work isn’t productive
by Kerry Maxwell | Jul 21, 2023 | Brexit, Food On Every Table, Labour
How does the development our industry ensure good outcomes for consumers and communities alike? A...
Let Them Pick Fruit (redux)
by Richard Griffiths | May 22, 2023 | Brexit, Food On Every Table, Labour
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
by Richard Griffiths | Mar 1, 2023 | Brexit, Food On Every Table, Labour, Opinions, Trade
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
by Kerry Maxwell | Jun 15, 2022 | Brexit, Food On Every Table, Labour, Trade, Welfare
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
by Kerry Maxwell | Apr 6, 2022 | Brexit, Food On Every Table, Labour
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
by Kerry Maxwell | Dec 16, 2021 | Brexit, Food On Every Table, Labour
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
by Kerry Maxwell | Oct 29, 2021 | Brexit, Food On Every Table, Issues, Labour
A focus on longer-term solutions that promote resilience is necessary to managing the ongoing...
157 Days Until Christmas
by Richard Griffiths | Jul 21, 2021 | Food On Every Table, Labour, Opinions
British turkey rules the roost at Christmas, with close to nine million gracing the dinner tables...
This is Brexit: Labour
by Richard Griffiths | Jun 22, 2021 | Brexit, Labour, Opinions
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
by Richard Griffiths | May 19, 2021 | Issues, Labour, Opinions
Since the Brexit referendum we have been concerned about availability of labour as our non-UK...
British Poultry Council scholars are feeding the nation.
by Kerry Maxwell | May 12, 2021 | Food On Every Table, Labour, Members
The British poultry meat industry joins hands with Harper Adams University to create good jobs for...
British Poultry celebrates food heroes on #WorldPoultryDay.
by Kerry Maxwell | May 10, 2021 | Food On Every Table, Issues, Labour, Welfare
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
by Kerry Maxwell | Apr 20, 2021 | Food On Every Table, Labour
Industry bodies collaborate to organise webinar featuring Defra and Home Office officials After...
Covid-19: Where the poultry industry stands on testing and vaccination
by Richard Griffiths | Feb 3, 2021 | Labour, Opinions
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
by Kerry Maxwell | Nov 17, 2020 | Food On Every Table, Issue Overviews, Labour
The British Poultry Council welcomes Government’s decision after seeking an exemption for...
Britain urgently needs its Christmas food heroes
by Kerry Maxwell | Oct 21, 2020 | Food On Every Table, Issues, Labour
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
by Kerry Maxwell | Sep 17, 2020 | Brexit, Food On Every Table, Labour, Trade
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
by Kerry Maxwell | Sep 1, 2020 | Food On Every Table, Issues, Labour, Welfare
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
by Shraddha Kaul | Jul 29, 2020 | Brexit, Food On Every Table, Labour, Trade, Welfare
British poultry meat industry welcomes the recommendations made by the National Food...
A force for good: Britain’s Food Heroes
by Kerry Maxwell | Jul 21, 2020 | Food On Every Table, Labour, Opinions
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
by Shraddha Kaul | Jun 24, 2020 | Food On Every Table, Labour, Welfare
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
by Kerry Maxwell | Jun 22, 2020 | Brexit, Food On Every Table, Issues, Labour
The Immigration Bill is likely to penalise poultry meat businesses already facing the consequences...
Building a sustainable and socially just nation
by Kerry Maxwell | Jun 11, 2020 | Brexit, Food On Every Table, Issues, Labour, Welfare
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
by Shraddha Kaul | May 20, 2020 | Brexit, Building Skills, Food On Every Table, Labour
The Home Office’s Immigration and Social Security Co-ordination Bill labels ‘key...

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