Link to Defra Labour Shortage Survey - Please complete by 21/11/22

27 Oct 2022

Please find below a link to the workforce survey for the Independent Review into Labour Shortages should you wish to participate in the survey and /or share it with your networks: Independent Review into Labour Shortages survey (qualtrics.com).

The Review was announced under the Food Strategy in August 2022 to tackle labour shortages in the food supply chain. It will draw together data on the nature and scale of labour shortages; consider how automation, domestic and migrant labour can contribute to tackling labour shortages; and make recommendations to Government. The Review is chaired by John Shropshire, farmer and outgoing Chair of Gs, and supported by an Expert Panel.

The purpose of the survey is to inform understanding of challenges within the following sectors which are within scope of the review:

• Farming Sectors, including Pigs, Eggs, Poultry, Red Meat, Dairy, Arable and Edible Horticulture
• Primary Processing, including Meat Processing and Seafood Processing
• Food and non-alcoholic drink Manufacturing

The survey is being administered and processed by Defra analysts. Information will be stored securely, anonymised and collated in a report such that businesses and individuals cannot be identified. The questions can be reviewed in the attached pdf in advance of filling in.