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Strawberry PickingEarn extra money by being a strawberry picker: 
Strawberry season in the UK depends on the weather but this farm work generally lasts from May through to August. During this
time farmers are looking for seasonal workers to pick strawberries for cash payments. Strawberry pickers will usually
be paid cash in hand and get either a standard hourly or daily rate of pay or more commonly they will be paid
per kilogram or pound weight of strawberry picked. This usually depends on the daily market value of strawberries and can change each
day. Some strawberry farmers do have a regular contract with shops, supermarkets and factories so may secure a
constant rate of sale for their strawberries and can pass this onto their strawberry pickers and farm workers by offering a
better and seldom changing rate of pay.
Strawberry Picker WorkOther farm jobs may be available other than working in the strawberry fields picking strawberries. This can include checking the strawberries, weighing the strawberries, making strawberry jam, packing strawberries, labelling jars, selling in the shop, etc. Some strawberry farmers employ overseas students or those who travel throughout Britain looking for strawberry picking work. Farmers will provide accommodation for agricultural season workers which can vary from staying in the farmhouse, camping in a field in your own or provided tents or a caravan. If you do stay in provided accommodation for farm workers you should get access to a toilet, shower and kitchen. Some farmers even provide a community room with a television, video, DVD player, etc. Some farmers will provide this accommodation for free to their strawberry pickers to entice them to come to work for them and to stay working in the strawberry fields. Other farmers may make a daily charge for the farm work accommodation. Strawberry picking is physical farm work and is not suited to some people with disabilities. It is a great way to lose weight and get exercise whilst you earn. Even if you eat some of the strawberries along the way you probably won't put on weight due to the high water content of the fruit. Do wear a sun hat and apply sun cream regularly to protect yourself from the sun and drink plenty of water throughout the day. This is especially important for people who are not used to being outside in an open field for several hours at a time. Do also pack warm clothing and clothes suitable for rain. Strawberry picking is seasonal work and you usually have to stop work if it rains. You probably won't be paid for this time. Most strawberry farmers see this as casual farm work and you may not get a contract of employment. You usually will not get any perks like holiday or sick pay. Most farmers pay cash in hand at the end of each day and this farm work income should be declared on your annual income tax return. The farmer will not normally deduct income tax or national insurance payments. This is deemed to be the strawberry picker's responsibility. Strawberry Picking VacanciesIf you have strawberry picking vacancies and jobs, a situation for an agricultural season worker or farm work you would like filled then please e-mail me with details of where the work is and whom to contact, rates of pay, conditions etc and I will list them on this page for free. I would particularly like to hear from farmers in the Hythe Kent area and the South East, Essex, Lincoln and Hertfordshire regions. 
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If this page has not answered your questions or you need some more advice then please feel free to e-mail me. I would also welcome any advice to increase the information on this page to make it more useful to others. So feel free to e-mail me your thoughts. I would also appreciate it if you were to send the url of the www.findextrawork.co.uk to your friends, forums and websites. Automatically Add www.findextrawork.co.uk To Your Favourites Folder - Bookmark Us. The site is updated weekly with new earning opportunities. Fruit Picking JobsOnce again there was a worry that fruit picking jobs for 2008 would go largely unfilled leading to fruit rotting in the fields and a shortage of strawberries. Farmers leaders are said to be warning that there is a possibility that the strawberry shortage could even effect the supply at Wimbledon that usually sees over 27,000 kilos of strawberries and about 7000 litres of cream sold each year. Fruit pickers are said to be on the decline because of the reduction of foreign students being allowed into the United Kingdom under the Seasonal Agricultural Workers Scheme (SAWS). Non European Union (EU) nationals are refused entry into Britain under a new rule for 08 under SAWS which is now restricted to nationals from Bulgaria and Romania. The National Farmers Union (NFU) have appealed to the Home Office requesting they allow an extra 5000 students into Britain for the fruit picking season. For more information about the Seasonal Agricultural Workers Scheme visit their official website at seasonal-agricultural-workers-scheme.info In 2007 farmers and fruit growers around England, Scotland and Wales faced a shortage of staff wanting fruit picking jobs and farm jobs because they are not able to fill their vacancies. It seems to have been caused by not enough students from EU countries coming across to Britain to perform this traditional summer job. In addition fewer immigrants from Poland and other Eastern Europe countries have been reluctant to come across for fruit picking jobs. Many farmers are having to leave their fruit to rot because they do not have enough workers to pick the fresh fruit. A particular worry is that this will cause a shortage in the supply of strawberries in supermarkets and during peak demands such as at Wimbledon when tennis fans enjoy their traditional strawberries and cream. Another problem for fruit growers and in particular strawberry farmers is that Spring was unusually warm and the heat caused strawberry plants to fruit early which has been out with the holidays of students who make up a high percentage of fruit picking jobs. Fruit PickersOn Thursday 5 July 2007 Radio 4 broadcast a programme by Jenny Cuffe from a Warwickshire fruit farm. She discussed the shortage of fruit pickers with the fruit farmer and his manager from Australia and the advantages of using foreign students fruit pickers from Poland and migrant workers from other countries. Jenny Cuffe also talked about the problems fruit farmers face because there are less people wanting fruit picking work and how his crops are being left to rot because of the longer strawberry growing season and the shortage of strawberry pickers. The fruit farmer and his manager used an agency for fruit pickers who recruit workers from the European Unions. They face problems like only being able to get the 50 fruit pickers that day if they can provide a bus to the fruit farm. There are less Polish students in 2007 because the picking season was early because of good Spring weather and the picking season not coinciding with the summer holidays of the students. In addition more foreign students are now working in bars and pubs around the UK and few English, Scottish or Welsh students are prepared to strawberry pick when they can work in a factory 9 to 5 for a better wage now that the minimum wage has been increased. Despite adverts in local newspapers throughout Britain few, if any, British people apply for fruit picker jobs. Many it seems are put off by conditions in fruit picking farms that have been reported in national press. This included not being paid for fruit picked because of the condition of the fruits and the conditions of accommodation in the caravans. Yet the British fruit pickers interviewed on the radio programme described how much they love the work because it is in the fresh air and pays better than their normal day jobs. Some strawberry picking agencies have been able bring workers from the two new European countries of Bulgaria and Romania whilst other have strawberry pickers from Russia and Ukraine who are keen to strawberry pick not just for the seasonal work and money but to learn the trade so that they can bring new knowledge to their own countries farms. The labour shortage means that production targets are not being met and supplies to supermarkets are falling. The shortfall of strawberry pickers in the UK is compounded because foreign students are choosing to work in Holland and Spain. Ultimately this means that stores are having to import strawberries from overseas to meet the demands of shoppers. Listeners were described the best way to strawberry pick to protect the back and secrets of picking the best strawberries. Most fruit pickers can pick 10 kilos per hour Fruit Picker VacancyAn employment agency has a fruit picker vacancy with a farmer in the Dundee area of Scotland looking for 35 strawberry pickers to work in fruit poly tunnels. The farmer is a member of the Scottish soft fruits and has a high reputation as an employer with good work practices. Accommodation at the fruit picker farm is to a good standard and there is a small charge of £35 per week plus any electric or gas used on the meter. Training will be provided and during this time the minimum wage of £5.35 will be paid. Training will take place over 10 days or until each fruit picker that fills the vacancy and the strawberry farmer is confident that the applicant can work without supervision and reach the expected fruit picker targets. Thereafter the rate of pay for the fruit picker will be at piece rate work. The fruit picker vacancy is with an employment agency who are registered with GLA and ALP. Fruit pickers will need to send a CV or complete an application form for the fruit picker vacancy. Only applicants for the fruit picking vacancy that can provide a valid passport or ID will be considered. The fruit picker vacancy will be open until November 2007 but do check back with them in 2008 for the latest fruit picker vacancies. Successful applicants to each fruit picker vacancy will be met at Dundee bus or train station and given transport to the fruit farm. It is hoped that the position can be filled mid September or early October. For more information on each fruit picker vacancy visit the Abel Staff website at www.abelstaff.com and click on search on the left of the page and then select fruit picking work. This will also bring any latest vacancies should this fruit picking vacancy be closed or you are reading this job advert after these dates. Alternatively call Radek on 0845 2266481 Pick Your Own Farm A pick your own farm may not appear to need many fruit pickers but sadly many farmers are finding that families go to their pick your own farm and eat the strawberries there and then without paying, or only paying for one punnet. One fruit farmer in Cambridgeshire in June 2008 has had to stop pick your own strawberries after 40 years of business because of the behaviour of his customers. He reported that families would go to his fields with a container of water to wash the strawberries and pots of cream to eat them in his fields as if on a picnic. The strawberry farmer described how some families would then cheekily just pay for one punnet of strawberries with cream and strawberry marks on their faces. He could no longer afford this loss after spending thousands on crops and seeing little profit. |
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