A national seasonal recruitment campaign led by Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection (DEASP) started in April with the aim of recruiting a large number of temporary workers for the horticulture sector from the Live Register within Ireland. DAFM and Teagasc, with the support of horticultural producers represented by the IFA, have
partnered with DEASP to support this development. Teagasc HDD is allowing horticultural producers to input details of available open positions for seasonal workers through the online form at https://www.teagasc.ie/crops/horticulture/seasonal-workers.
The Teagasc portal has attracted the majority of horticultural businesses who have inputted over 750 open positions over the period, which have in turn been notified to DEASP. The Employer Relations team in DEASP have been working to attract willing and able workers to the roles and to notify candidates to horticultural businesses. ✽
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