The Scottish food and farming sectors have called on the industry to reduce staff to the bare essentials to secure supply. At the same time, they are calling on the Government to provide greater clarity to Scotland’s 32 local authorities on who they should define as key workers, to support the supply of food across the country.
Food and drink businesses are asked to do the following, if they have not done so already:
Reduce staffing levels to the lowest possible number required to maintain the production of essential goods.DO NOT contact your local authority to make the case for key worker designation unless it is the measure of last resort. All other measures must be explored first (eg shift changes, halting some production lines, alternative childcare arrangements).If you do contact your local authority, only seek designation for “business critical” roles.
The Scottish food and farming sectors have called on the industry to reduce staff to the bare essentials to secure supply. At the same time, they are calling on the Government to provide greater clarity to Scotland’s 32 local authorities on who they should define as key workers, to support the supply of food across the country.
Food and drink businesses are asked to do the following, if they have not done so already:
Reduce staffing levels to the lowest possible number required to maintain the production of essential goods.DO NOT contact your local authority to make the case for key worker designation unless it is the measure of last resort. All other measures must be explored first (eg shift changes, halting some production lines, alternative childcare arrangements).If you do contact your local authority, only seek designation for “business critical” roles. 
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