Labour is key to UK farm sustainability Working conditions and working hours for UK farm workers are not sustainable21 October 2024 21 October 2024 2 minute read 2 minute read By: By: Agrihub EuropePaul Harris, CEO at REAL SuccessA sustainable workforce goes hand in hand with a sustainable farm business, and farmers must address labour issues to truly achieve this. The hours that farm employees are expected to work are unsustainable, says Paul Harris, CEO at staff specialist REAL Success. “It’s too exhausting, so how do we produce a sustainable workforce?”There are two areas which need addressing before farms can ensure sustainability, he says. “These areas are working conditions and working hours, which includes our approach to health and safety - if you’re going to attract people into the industry and keep them then you have to be serious about decent, safe working conditions," said Harris. “Get a working toilet, a decent staff room, pay attention to the conditions staff are working in, have a focus on health and safety and then consider working hours,” he says.