SEASONAL LABOUR – THE CONSORTIUM APROACH

Better seasonal workers - and at a reduced cost

Since 2003 Bill Harris has developed and coordinated a group of horticultural nurseries to form SCION – a not-for-profit organisation for group purchasing of services such as seasonal labour. With ten member nurseries in Southern Hampshire and West Sussex, SCION brings bargaining strength to bear in ensuring competitive rates and a reliable, consistent supply of quality labour.

As SCION’s Coordinator, Bill Harris provides independent audits of the supplying agency, ensuring that all legislative and ethical requirements are met. A structured training plan has been devised, and a Vocational Training Scheme Grant gained, that will produce practically skilled people – urgently needed to achieve productivity improvement in the Horticulture sector.

For a Presentation “An Introduction to SCION" click here

If you are a Horticultural Nursery in the Central South of England and would like to consider joining SCION use the “WHY YOU SHOULD DO IT” form to send us your email address.

For the form: click here

If you are a horticultural nursery elsewhere in the United Kingdom and need to improve your supply of seasonal workers, Harris Associates is able to provide a start-up support service to bring a consortium of horticultural nurseries together– enabling a fast-track to achieving the benefits of a group purchasing approach. Please use the “WHY YOU SHOULD DO IT” form to send us your email address.

For the form: click here