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The Timber Packaging & Pallet Confederation (TIMCON) has called for the government to help it address acute labour shortages across the UK.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

In a letter to business secretary Kwasi Kwarteng, TIMCON president John Dye said a lack of staff in the pallet and packaging sector is \u201cimpacting severely on the transportation of essential goods and other UK supply chains, with delivery delays and\u2026empty retail shelves.\u201d<\/p>\n

A continual supply of new repaired wooden pallets is vital to the supply of categories such as food, drink, and pharmaceuticals, including Covid vaccines.<\/p>\n

The pallet and packaging sector employs workers from EU sources including Latvia, Poland and Romania. Since the conclusion of Brexit on January 1, availability from these countries has decreased dramatically, which, added to staff shortages caused by Covid, is having a serious impact on the industry\u2019s production and repair capacity.<\/p>\n

Mr Dye called for the government to urgently roll out a solution like the Seasonal Workers scheme, which allows the horticultural sector to recruit from overseas on a temporary but regular basis.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is really frustrating that, despite the recognition of the wooden pallet and packaging sector\u2019s essential role in keeping supply chains moving, there is no assistance for us in recruiting staff during this difficult time,\u201d said Mr Dye. \u201cWe are calling on the government to review this situation as a matter of urgency and roll out a similar scheme to the Seasonal Workers programme. Without this, this situation will become more serious, particularly in the run up to Christmas.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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