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Industry calls for Government to provide 'critical' data on access to seasonal labour

Industry leaders have called for Government to provide ‘critical’ data on the UK’s figure for access to seasonal workers, in a bid to prevent labour shortfalls.

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Industry calls for Government to provide 'critical' data on access to seasonal labour

Industry leaders have called for Government to provide ‘critical' data to support the need for 80,000 seasonal workers, in a bid to prevent labour shortfalls. Despite a total of 80,000 being touted...

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