Pick for Britain What is it and how can you get involved Fashion Beauty Celebrity Health Life Relationships Horoscopes Food Interiors Travel Sign in Welcome!Log into your account Forgot your password? Password recovery Recover your password Search Sign in Welcome! Log into your account Forgot your password? Get help Password recovery Recover your password A password will be e-mailed to you. YOU Magazine Fashion Beauty Celebrity Health Life Relationships Horoscopes Food Interiors Travel Home Life Pick for Britain What is it and how can you get involved By You Magazine - May 20, 2020 There’s no denying coronavirus has changed nearly every aspect of modern life in some way – we’re not traveling into offices, shops and restaurants are closed and foreign air travel is halted.This last one is proving to be a particular problem for farmers – there are an estimated 50-60,000 field worker positions needing to be filled every year in the UK, most of these normally being taken on by workers from overseas. Getty Images The government estimates that only a third of the necessary migrant labour workforce entered the country before lockdown, meaning we currently have a huge shortage of field workers in the UK. In turn, this means produce going to rot in the fields, therefore forcing supermarket prices to soar. Enter Pick for Britain. This new campaign is reigniting the spirit of the Second World War Land Army by encouraging people to take on field worker jobs, including picking fruit and vegetables, packing produce, plant husbandry and tractor or forklift driving. Getty Images So important is this campaign, that it is even being endorsed by the royal family – @clarencehouse posted a video of Prince Charles talking passionately about the Pick for Britain campaign, urging people to sign up by saying: ‘Food does not happen by magic; it all begins with our remarkable farmers and growers’. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Clarence House (@clarencehouse) In particular, Pick for Britain are hoping that people who have recently lost their jobs or have been furloughed will take on the work – anyone 18 or over can apply (and there may even be some specific roles for 16 to 18-year-olds available on some farms) and you don’t need any prior experience as all training will be provided by the farms. Pay will be at least minimum or living wage and all farms are required to practice safe social distancing as per the government guidelines. Getty Images The website warns: ‘There’s no mistaking picking can be hard work and can involve being outdoors through all weather conditions. Some of the work will depend on the weather, so flexibility in term of hours you work will be required. A good level of fitness is usually required.’ But other than that, anyone can get picking for Britain! RELATED ARTICLESMORE FROM AUTHOR Everything we know about The Crown season 5 Aldi s exercise equipment is on sale with up to 50% off The best Halloween events for 2022 across the UK Popular in Life The You magazine team reveal their New Year s resolutions December 31, 2021 Susannah Taylor The TLC tools your body will love January 23, 2022 How to stop living in fear February 6, 2022 Susannah Taylor My pick of the fittest leggings February 27, 2022 Women’ s Prize for Fiction 2022 winner announced June 17, 2022 These BBC dramas are returning for a second series June 30, 2022 Susannah Taylor gives the lowdown on nature s little helper – CBD April 17, 2022 The baby names that are banned across the world April 27, 2022 The Queen has released her own emojis May 26, 2022 Sally Brompton horoscopes 27th June-3rd July 2022 June 26, 2022 Popular CategoriesFood2704Life2496Fashion2240Beauty1738Celebrity1261Interiors684 Sign up for YOUMail Thanks for subscribing Please check your email to confirm (If you don't see the email, check the spam box) Fashion Beauty Celebrity Life Food Privacy & Cookies T&C Copyright 2022 - YOU Magazine. All Rights Reserved