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Viking Chat => Off Topic => Topic started by: normal rules on August 23, 2021, 10:20:10 pm

Title: Prisoners to plug worker shortage in meat industry
Post by: normal rules on August 23, 2021, 10:20:10 pm

Abattoirs, butchers and meat processors are set to employ prisoners and ex-inmates to help plug labour shortages.
What on earth Could go wrong?

Title: Re: Prisoners to plug worker shortage in meat industry
Post by: SydneyRover on August 23, 2021, 10:30:02 pm

''ROTL is a risk-assessed temporary release programme that inmates in open prisons use to gain work experience to help them in their transition back into the community''

Title: Re: Prisoners to plug worker shortage in meat industry
Post by: Glyn_Wigley on August 24, 2021, 12:17:10 am

Will they get paid the proper rate or the usual peanuts wages that they'd get for normal prison work?

Title: Re: Prisoners to plug worker shortage in meat industry
Post by: SydneyRover on August 24, 2021, 12:23:01 am

I did read something about pay Glyn but can't see it in this article from the bbc but there is some positive info in it especially the last line.

https://www.bbc.com/news/business-58303679

Title: Re: Prisoners to plug worker shortage in meat industry
Post by: SydneyRover on August 24, 2021, 12:26:39 am

Here it is although it doesn't state the pay rates

''To fill vacancies companies are trying to draft in prisoners via a scheme that allows inmates to undertake paid work on day release. They are also contacting charities for ex-servicemen and women to try to drum up staff''

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2021/aug/23/uk-food-firms-beg-ministers-to-let-them-use-prisoners-to-ease-labour-shortages

Title: Re: Prisoners to plug worker shortage in meat industry
Post by: SydneyRover on August 26, 2021, 01:01:49 pm

This is a really positive article about prison reform, getting prisoners working for themselves and helping the country.

''If prisoners are to help with the UK’s labour shortages, they must not be exploited''

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/aug/26/prisoners-uk-labour-shortage-exploited

Title: Re: Prisoners to plug worker shortage in meat industry
Post by: grayx on August 27, 2021, 05:54:24 pm

Theyl probably get prisoners driving hgv’s next