The evidence that is available about
food production and
processing, but not included in the Green Paper, is that the
sector's businesses are in the main
under considerable financial pressure as a result of falling real commodity prices, rising input costs, increased government regulations, rising labour costs, and lower retail margins.
Representatives in the agricultural,
food processing and packaging
sectors want an exemptions to the proposed scheduling provisions mandating minimum pay for shifts
under three hours or cut short or cancelled without 48 hours» notice.