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Farm Recruitment Magazine June 2003 | 1Mb |

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“Welcome to Farm Recruitment ” | 1Mb |
NFF Deputy President Wayne Cornish introduces the Farmers ’ Recruitment,,Induction and Retention kit with a warm “Good Luck!”

“Raising the profile of rural employment ” | 444kb |
An interview with Carmel Wagstaff of the Australian Agricultural Company on how farmers can help promote rural industry to prospective employees.

“Wanted: an ability to get up at 4am ” | 352kb |
Debbie Morice from Tasmania is a dairy farmer with plenty of experience in recruiting farm workers apprentices and trainees.Here are her golden rules of recruitment …

“Industrial Relations – getting it right from the start ” | 340kb |
Denita Harris of the National Farmers ’ Federation points out the common pitfalls that can lead to a pain in the back pocket for farmers who don ’t follow some basic recruitment and employment rules.

“Taking on trainees is a two way street " | 244kb |
Michael Gyldenlove,,a Queensland dairy,hay and beef farmer,gives an insight into the ups and downs of taking on trainees and apprentices.

“Finding a fruit salad of opportunities ” | 412kb |
Phillip Goodes tells how he finally found what he was looking for in a career when he became an employee of a vineyard.But viticulture hasn ’t been all plain sailing from a career development point of view.

“In there for the long haul …” | 292kb |
That ’s what Darryl Richards and his long time employee Ron Atkinson reckon.They have been working together for 20 years.How ’s that for staff retention!

“Overcoming the cherry wars " | 920kb |
Dave Georg had a valuable learning experience one year in his cherry orchard in South Australia.A very hectic,and sometimes difficult experience led him to tighten up his procedures for recruiting and inducting seasonal workers!

“The professional match makers ” | 356kb |
Jenny Martin,from ‘Outback Staff ’ reckons farmers think recruitment agencies can ’t tell a gum tree from a high rise.Jenny proves them wrong and gives some guidelines on getting the best out of labour and recruitment agencies.

“Get Qualified – It ’s a very practical course of action ” | 264kb |
After many years of farming experience Eamonn and Christine Ireland decided to get their skills recognized to gain a qualification in farm management.This is a path of action many farmers could follow and it provided new opportunities for the Irelands

“Induction and Safety go hand in hand ” | 408kb |
Liz Young of the NSW Farmers ’ Association urges farmers to consider all the idiosyncracies on their properties – such as the trusty farm tractor – when taking on new workers..

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