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The biggest barrier to youngsters choosing careers in agriculture is parents’ thinking that agriculture is “just a dumping ground.”

The ‘big thing’ in employing farm staff is to invest in them, says Dunsandel farmer Michael Woodward.

The best primary sector employers were named at the MPI AGMARDT Primary Industries Good Employer Awards.

What attracts staff and makes them stay longer? Two Pāmu Farms human resources staff have found out.

More labourers from the Pacific Islands are coming to work on New Zealand orchards.

A government policy of a compulsory stand-down that would send home certain migrant workers after three years is a ‘vote-catcher’ they don’t intend to implement, says immigration law specialist Ben De’Ath.

A farm near Christchurch has been fined $45,000 by the Employment Relations Authority (ERA) for exploiting ‘volunteer’ workers, following a Labour Inspectorate investigation.

We all know how hard it can be to attract quality staff, and how great it is when you find someone that works hard, knows their stuff and has the right attitude. 

The Labour Inspectorate is calling for dairy farmers to use best practice when employing in 2018.

Notable cases of employment breaches by large companies have cropped up recently, some appearing to be unintended short-changing of employees.