Extract from Scottish Parliament debate on Brexit (Skills Impact) - June 16
Thursday, 17 June 2021 08:05
The Minister for Just Transition, Employment and Fair Work (Richard
Lochhead):...Employers in food and drink manufacturing also report
an unprecedented drop in the availability of workers over the past
six months in Scotland, which they attribute to Brexit’s immediate
impact and the effect on labour mobility alongside pandemic-related
disruption. Just this week, I received a letter from the director
of Brightwork Recruitment, which provides at peak time almost 4,500
workers to the sector...Request free
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The Minister for Just Transition, Employment and Fair Work
():...Employers in food and drink manufacturing also
report an unprecedented drop in the availability of workers over
the past six months in Scotland, which they attribute to Brexit’s
immediate impact and the effect on labour mobility alongside
pandemic-related disruption. Just this week, I received a letter
from the director of Brightwork Recruitment, which provides at peak
time almost 4,500 workers to the sector and works with clients such
as Diageo, & Sons and
Pernod Ricard Chivas, which is close to
my heart as it is in my constituency. The letter highlights the
concerns of many in the food and drink industry that, as they
approach the fourth quarter of the year, the increasing skills
shortages will be too great for many businesses that manage our
great Scottish products...
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