This document sets out the summary of results of the 2021 seasonal workers survey. Invitations to take part in the survey were sent in the summer of 2022 to seasonal workers who took part in the seasonal workers pilot in 2021.

The survey is based on 772 responses from a total of 6,600 survey invitations…

Working on farms in the UK

Overall, over 90% of respondents said they would work on UK farms again.

Farm Management

Respondents broadly had positive experiences with managers on farms…However, 10% of respondents stated that they had been threatened by farm staff…

Physical working conditions

Respondents stated that their physical working conditions were generally good:…

Over half of respondents were provided with all the supplies they needed to do their work, 35% with some and 12% with none.

Complaints

Questions were asked of those who filed a complaint during their stay (12% of survey respondents). The most frequently picked reason for filing a complaint, from the choices provided, were ‘living conditions’, ‘treatment by farm managers’ and ‘working conditions’. Of these complainants, 40% stated that it was not easy to file a complaint and only 44% felt their complaint was followed up...