Innovation in Labour Organisation and Social Conditionality: Implications for Farm Advisory Services

Summary There is growing concern about the evolution of working conditions for employees on European farms. In new Common Agriculture Policy (CAP), financial support to farmers will soon be subject a social conditionality clause. As result this change in CAP regulations, paper we ask if need specific advice can already foreseen? Examining recent investigations that focused forms labour organisations farms help answer question. Investigations were conducted across France, combining qualitative field studies with comprehensive analysis statistical and administrative data. The results show complexity farm organisation generates needs types advice. particular, an increasing proportion people are employed by another (foreign domestic service providers, employers’ alliances, etc.). data provides strong evidence scale trend which has little visibility agricultural census We should therefore cautious oversimplified representations patterns at level. They distort policy design, implementation assessment overlooking part worker population advice, including those required meet requirements.