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JNugent

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JNugent wrote:

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Are there enough unemplyed workers in the locality to cover this
seasonal work?

Quite possibly there are within a ten mile radius but not in the
village immediately adjacent.

Would transport-to-work costs mean it wasn't a runner?

I think the rates of pay may be more of an issue and perahps
employment rules. Admittedly the company does employ a very few local
people by providing its own transport in the form of minibuses which
pick up a few workers from surrounding villages. But it is only a
handful and is seen as more of a sop to deflect opposition to their
practices than anything else.

Fair enough.

Secondly AIUI, it is not seasonal. It is throughout the year.
And the company has also built accommodation for them on the site
even though there is a serious lack of housing in the area (both
private and LA) for others on low incomes.

Ah... got you...

I didn't know this was any form of argument to 'win'; how odd of you.

No, you misunderstand.

I was using the expression in the sense of "I understand the point you are
making"!

there are probably fewer (if, indeed, any) issues around
planning permission for that sort of accommodation (which I suspect
does not consist of three-bed semis with garage!)

Possibly not, although there would be issues surrounding its effect
on the local infrastructure.

Maybe. But agricultural planning issues are easier to get round than
"civilian" ones, IYSWIM.

However the comparison with 3-bed semis with garage is an incorrect
one. You clearly don't know the price of housing around here where
even a one-bed studio is likely to be out of the reach of those on a
low income.

So I've got you on that one nyah nyah ;-)

:-)

You are *too* suspicious!

:-)