New Observer article from @everebecca.bsky.social on the seasonal agricultural workers that weren't paid for hours worked last year & confusion around hourly vs piece pay.
https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2025/feb/22/exploited-migrant-farm-workers-in-uk-paid-for-picks-not-hours
Worker Support Centre helped 99 workers with pay issues last year, here's what we found:
https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2025/feb/22/exploited-migrant-farm-workers-in-uk-paid-for-picks-not-hours
Worker Support Centre helped 99 workers with pay issues last year, here's what we found:
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This includes non-payment for work travel or supervision.
Some - like Ben (not his real name) featured in this article - said they had to travel long distances between fields that was not counted as work.
Many payslips seen by WSC document product picked, not hours worked (& 79 workers raised concerns about picking targets).
17 workers reported non-continuous employment whilst in the UK.
& 7 workers reported holiday pay being used to top up hours to reach 32 against their wishes.
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https://workersupportcentre.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Worker-Support-Centre-%E2%80%93-annual-reportFinal.pdf