I know someone who recently started picking kiwifruit and as a new recruit became immediately aware of the hierarchy between the workers. "A toxic environment" with the newbies finding themselves having to pick from the highest part of the vine etc.
- Brian H
When I see articles like this, I think back over the last two years when people were demanding that we open the borders and let Covid-19 run rampant because it is only a flu or a cold. They seemed to think that no one they knew, employed or used their services would get Covid-19 and their business would not be affected. Now we are seeing what would have happened but we would have had many more deaths. Bad enough now.
- Catherine S
All very well having a shortage of labour. But, if most of your weekly wages goes to paying rent whilst you're away from home - why bother?
- David K
The Government could send a few thousand of the extra bureaucrats they have employed the last few years to help. They surely don't seem to be doing much else.
- Peter L
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