Farmers have a lot to consider on a daily basis; the weather; market prices, crop yield, environment, regulation; the list goes on, but do your clients ever spend time thinking about their employment liabilities, even for those few days a year that they employ seasonal staff?
David Capstick, founder member of the Federation of Agricultural Brokers commented, “Hire a person just for 1 day, even if an incident doesn’t occur with that employee, you can be fined £2,500 per day for not being insured and £1,000 for not displaying a current Employers Liability Certificate”. So make sure your clients are aware and have the cover, it’s the law!
