Induction Planning Guide & Template
Employment NZ have loads of tools for employers including induction guidelines and templates you can download and use in your business. Click here for a guide on planning induction of new staff.
Continue readingEmployment NZ have loads of tools for employers including induction guidelines and templates you can download and use in your business. Click here for a guide on planning induction of new staff.
Continue readingThe evidence-based harvest date predictions provided by the Delytics crop quality system are adding increasing value to the New Zealand navel orange industry. Read the full story here.
Continue readingAvocado prices are expected to drop as new plantings of avocado orchards continue to grow. Read the full RNZ story here.
Continue readingThe Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) and AGMARDT (The Agricultural and Marketing Research and Development Trust) want to give employers the recognition they deserve. The inaugural MPI AGMARDT Primary Industries Good Employer Awards is looking for primary sector employers or businesses who are: providing great working conditions giving their staff opportunities for upskilling and promotion demonstrating exceptionally good employment practice.
Continue readingNZKGI CEO Nikki Johnson was interviewed on NZKGI’s analysis of industry labour requirements on Sunday last week. Nikki made it clear that NZKGI is committed to progressing the discussion on solutions that can mitigate the risks of labour shortages and that the situation will escalate significantly if no action is taken. Hear the full interview on Radio NZ here.
Continue readingToday, Horticulture New Zealand chief executive Mike Chapman and Kingi Smiler, Chairman of the Ahuwhenua Management Committee, signed an agreement that will see a horticulture Ahuwhenua Trophy in 2020. Each year the awards recognise a farming sector and horticulture will be on a third year rotation, after dairy (2018) and sheep and beef (2019). Read the full story here.
Continue readingGisborne’s Matt Gomm, who won the inaugural Gisborne Young Fruit Grower of the Year title recently, lines up next week with six others from around the country to compete for the title — New Zealand’s top young fruit and vegetable grower. Read the full story in the Gisborne Herald.
Continue readingHawke’s Bay’s apple industry is working with local schools and top-tier universities to fill more than 700 new permanent jobs across the region over the next seven years. Read the full story in Hawkes Bay Today.
Continue readingA newly launched Horticulture Apprenticeship scheme is an initial step towards alleviating a skill shortage in a sector crying out for capability throughout its supply chain. Launched at the 2018 Horticulture Conference in Christchurch by the Minister of Agriculture, the Hon Damien O’Connor, the Apprenticeship in Horticulture Production was developed by Primary ITO. Read the full story here for visit www.letsgrow.co.nz
Continue readingCapable and qualified people are needed to keep up with growing demands of New Zealand’s booming wine industry, which will likely reach $2bn in exports annually by 2020. Read the full story here.
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