December 2017 Food and Drink Future Workforce Projections

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1 December 2017 Fd and Drink Future Wrkfrce Prjectins Backgrund Fllwing n frm Breaking the Chain, ur submissins t the Migratin Advisry Cmmittees (MAC) call fr evidence and subsequent discussins with the MAC, the fd and drink supply chain wrkfrce strategy grup prmised mre data t the MAC. The Fd and drink supply chain wrkfrce strategy grup 1 cnducted a member survey frm 9 Nvember until 18 December 2017 t gauge future wrkfrce issues in light f the UK s departure frm the Eurpean Unin. This was t plug a number f gaps in ur evidence base. Survey Outline The drp ff rate fr cmpleting this survey was relatively high. There were a ttal f arund respnses fr the backgrund questins (e.g. turnver and which part f the fd chain respndents perated within) and then this reduced t arund respnses per questin fr the main survey questins Agriculture and hrticulture Fd and beverage manufacturing Fd whlesale Fd retail Fd and beverage service Other (please specify) Frm the backgrund data, we received respnses frm businesses with a cmbined UK turnver f mre than 22.0bn. 40 per cent were frm small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The majrity f respndents were frm the fd and drink manufacturing industry (49%), fllwed by fd retail (17%) and agriculture and hrticulture (16%). Other respndents wrked in fd ingredients, flavuring, packaging, testing and fd imprt/service prvisin. The latest findings are set ut belw Micr business (0-9 full-time equivalent (FTE) emplyees) Small business (10-49 (FTE) emplyees) 1 Wrkfrce Strategy Grup membership: Assciatin f Labur Prviders, British Beer and Pub Assciatin, British Hspitality Assciatin, British Retail Cnsrtium, Fd and Drink Federatin, Fresh Prduce Cnsrtium, Natinal Farmers Unin. Fd and Drink Federatin 6 th Flr 10 Blmsbury Way Lndn WC1A 2SL Tel: +44 (0) Registered ffice as abve. Registered in Lndn with limited liability. Certificate f Incrpratin n VAT number: The Fd and Drink Federatin seeks t ensure that infrmatin and guidance it prvides are crrect but accepts n liability in respect theref. Such infrmatin and guidance are nt substitutes fr specific legal r ther prfessinal advice.

2 Survey Questins - Summary What is the rate f turnver/churn f staff at yur cmpany fr the last year? ( ). On average, respndents said that the rate f turnver/churn f staff at their cmpany ver the last year was 19%. Which ccupatin area d yu experience the mst turnver/churn in? (please rank the tp five, with ne experiencing the mst turnver r churn). Please see attached survey fr rles. The highest rate f churn was experienced in factry wrkers fllwed by rles in sales as well as packhuse and distributin (f respndents f the questin). 2 Hw many vacancies d yu anticipate yu will need t fill ver the next tw years? The majrity f respndents f the questin (arund 70%) said that they anticipate that they will need t fill 0-49 vacancies ver the next tw years. When brken dwn this represented 41% f respndents needing t fill 0-19 rles and 32% f respndents needing t fill rles. What is the average age f emplyees in yur wrkfrce? Half f respndents f the questin said that the average age f emplyees in their wrkfrce was years ld. This was fllwed by an average age f years ld (22% f respndents) and then years ld (24% f respndents). What is the average age f peple within these rles in yur business? The majrity f respndents f the questin (55%) said that the average age f emplyees wrking in engineering was years ld. This was the same case fr emplyees wrking in back ffice functins, sales, R&D and new prduct develpment. Prblem rles: almst half f respndents f the questin said that the average age f emplyees wrking in prductin management was years ld. While almst a third said the same fr emplyees wrking in supply chain/lgistics, technical/quality cntrl, factry wrkers as well as prcess peratives. Hw many emplyees in yur cmpany will retire in * the next tw years? The majrity f respndents f the questin (46%) said that 0-4 emplyees in their cmpanies will retire in the next tw years. This was fllwed by 5-9 emplyees expected t retire in 22% f respndent s cmpanies. 2 Caveat arund this dataset hard t cmpare as there were varying respnses fr each ptin Fd and Drink Federatin Page 2

3 Hw many apprentices will yu take n in 2018 & Hw many peple in 2018, already in yur cmpany, will yu put thrugh an apprenticeship prgramme? Mst respndents f the questin (77%) said that they will take n 0-4 apprentices in While 70% said that f the peple already in their cmpanies in 2018, 0-4 emplyees wuld g thrugh an apprenticeship prgramme. And what areas will these be in? (please rank the tp five that apply, with ne being the mst likely) Over 60% f respndents f the questin said that theses apprenticeship prgrammes wuld be in engineering and back ffice functins. 3 3 Caveat arund this questin. Fd and Drink Federatin Page 3

4 N. f emplyees Rles Survey Questins - Detail Hw many vacancies d yu anticipate yu will need t fill ver the next tw years? 500 r mre rles rles rles rles rles rles 0-19 rles Vacancies Cmments n ther: 6,000 Nne I wrk in a glbal rle and within Eurpe the number will be 100+ Glbally far mre 500 r mre Hw many emplyees in yur cmpany will retire in the next tw years? N. f respnses Fd and Drink Federatin Page 4

5 Age What is the average age f emplyees in yur wrkfrce? 70 years and lder years ld years ld years ld years ld years ld years ld Number f respndents Fd and Drink Federatin Page 5