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<p>The UK government is committed to supporting the agricultural industry as it continues
to adapt to changes in the UK labour market.</p><p>The Government has taken the decision
to increase the number of Scheme Operators for the Seasonal Worker route to reflect
the announced increase in the scheme quota. Scheme operators are selected by DEFRA
through a fair and open selection process according to their own criteria and recommended
to the Home Office – who assess the operator’s suitability to become a licenced sponsor.
Details of DEFRA’s selection process are publicly available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/seasonal-worker-visa-route-request-for-information-rfi"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/seasonal-worker-visa-route-request-for-information-rfi</a>.</p><p>The
Scheme Operators are already required to have a clear employer transfer pathway in
place as a condition of holding their sponsor licence, including transparent criteria
for making a transfer request and a process for</p><p>considering such requests. The
Scheme Operators must not normally refuse requests to change employers, and may only
do so where there are significant reasons preventing a transfer, for example the imminent
expiry of a workers visa. This is set out in published Home Office guidance, available
at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/workers-and-temporary-workers-guidance-for-sponsors-sponsor-a-seasonal-worker"
target="_blank">Workers and Temporary Workers: guidance for sponsors: sponsor a seasonal
worker - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a></p>
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