Seasonal Work Scheme
Our programme offers life-changing opportunities for people to come to the UK as part of a temporary seasonal workforce for UK farming.
About the Programme
Concordia has worked with growers since 1943, giving us unrivaled knowledge of seasonal horticulture work placements. Our extensive experience and expertise allow us to empathise with the challenges you face, and consequently, offer the support you need to ensure everything runs effectively.
Every worker (including returnees) benefits from the Concordia membership package and wrap-around support. It is of the highest importance to us that we are at the forefront of ethics and worker welfare. Concordia workers pay no fees to Concordia or its agents during the recruitment process.
We work closely with our overseas agents to ensure that all seasonal work candidates are interviewed and thoroughly screened, fully briefed on the job description, and motivated to work. This ensures that workers arrive with accurate
expectations and are well suited to the work that they will be performing.
We only use agricultural recruitment specialists, all of whom have a GLAA licence. We also run our annual Agents’ Conference in Autumn. During the conference, we review how the season has gone, look at any potential issues that have arisen over the year, and share best practice across our network.
Seasonal Work
Concordia is a government-trusted recruiter of seasonal labour for the UK agriculture and horticulture industry, with the mission to foster cross-cultural understanding between citizens all over the world.
Seasonal Workers Programme | Concordia Charity
Who We Work With
Association of Labour Providers
ALP is a not-for-profit trade association promoting responsible recruitment and good practice for organisations like Concordia that supply essential workers across primary and industrial sectors, such as the farming industry.
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Association of Labour Providers
ALP is a not-for-profit trade association promoting responsible recruitment and good practice for organisations like Concordia that supply essential workers across primary and industrial sectors, such as the farming industry.
Gangmasters & Labour Abuse Authority (GLAA)
The GLAA works in partnership to protect vulnerable and exploited workers and enforce worker's rights and fair wages. The GLAA investigates all worker exploitation and illegal activity such as human trafficking, forced labour and illegal labour provision, as well as offences under the National Minimum Wage and Employment Agencies Acts.
Department for Environment Food & Rural Affairs (Defra)
Defra are responsible for improving and protecting the environment. Their aim to grow a green economy and sustain thriving rural communities, like the local UK farms. Their mission is to restore and enhance the environment for the next generation, leaving it in a better state than we found it.
"Concordia has worked with growers since 1943, giving us unrivalled knowledge of seasonal horticulture work placements. Our extensive experience and expertise allow us to empathise with the challenges you face, and consequently, offer the support you need to ensure everything runs effectively."