Greg Foster used to hire locals for his 500-acre North Gower vegetable operation. But 11 years ago, he wanted to expand to bring his son Mel into the business and knew he wouldn’t be able to fill all the jobs on the farm.
“It was getting increasingly difficult to recruit and hire local people who wanted to work,” even when he paid as much as $18 per hour to pick beans four years ago, he said.
Don't forget the bureaucratic nightmare. CPP, EI, WSIB, etc... and then lazy, unreliable and incompetent on top of that. No thanks!
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