Legal Update: Migrant Workers - Claims farming
The harvest season in the UK inevitably means a rise in migrant workers in the agricultural sector. The need to navigate questions of ethics, potential conflicts of interest and policy breaches means insurers must scrutinise related claims carefully
We are now approaching the harvest season, when levels of employment in the agricultural and related food processing sector are at their highest. Agriculture is the largest employer of migrant workers
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