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Nuffield International Conference – South Australia October 2011 Wai-West Hort Orchard Field Staff Julian Raine, Nelson

Human Resources. Nuffield International Conference – South Australia October 2011 Wai-West Hort Orchard Field Staff Julian Raine, Nelson, New Zealand. Human Resources. The HR Challenges for Agriculture 2011 and beyond Attracting and retaining the “right” staff Perceptions and reality

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Nuffield International Conference – South Australia October 2011 Wai-West Hort Orchard Field Staff Julian Raine, Nelson

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  1. Human Resources • Nuffield International Conference – South Australia October 2011 • Wai-West Hort • Orchard • Field Staff • Julian Raine, Nelson, New Zealand

  2. Human Resources The HR Challenges for Agriculture 2011 and beyond Attracting and retaining the “right” staff • Perceptions and reality Competition from other Industries • Rewards and incentives If we fail we will • Limit our business opportunities • Or worse our business and agriculture will fail

  3. Human Resources The HR Challenges for Agriculture 2011 and beyond • Quote from Desiree Reid (NZ Nuffield Scholar 2009) • “People drive success, • Purpose drives strategy, • Ownership determines purpose, • Reinvestment enables growth”

  4. Human Resources The Challenges for Agriculture 2011 and beyond • My Business • I growing People and crops/food • Labour makes up 50% of my production costs and is a fixed cost so I have to get it right • Follow simple rules • But I don’t always get it right, but work to limit my exposure to expensive problems when things go bad • Expect the best and plan for the worst

  5. Human Resources The HR Challenges for Agriculture 2011 and beyond • The pleasure and the pain of employing people • Why do we do it? • What are the traps and pitfalls? • Rewards and Goals of Planning • Training and Simple checks • Clear Communication • Incentives and signals to improve performance and productivity

  6. Human Resources The HR Challenges for Agriculture 2011 and beyond Attracting and retaining the “right” staff • Perceptions and reality

  7. Human Resources The HR Challenges for Agriculture 2011 and beyond • Attracting the right staff by • Reputation (hard to gain and easily destroyed) • Challenging staff and step ups of achievement • Investing in good systems, machinery, working environment and people • Retaining the good ones and moving on the mistakes • Working conditions/environment and accommodation • Pay rates and benefits • Training (informal/formal) • Regular Reviews • Communication oral and written

  8. Human Resources The HR Challenges for Agriculture 2011 and beyond • Perceptions of orchard work • Low pay • Long hours • Poor conditions • Repetitive work • Reality?

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  13. Human Resources The HR Challenges for Agriculture 2011 and beyond Competition from other Industries • Rewards and incentives

  14. Human Resources The HR Challenges for Agriculture 2011 and beyond Competition from other sectors and countries for our youngest and brightest people In the mid to late 2000’s our unemployment rate in Nelson was less than 2% (and currently 6.5%) We couldn’t and can’t compete for wages and conditions for semi skilled employees

  15. Human Resources The HR Challenges for Agriculture 2011 and beyond We identified our best staff and invested in them With Govt changes we adopted RSE 6 Pacific Islands (limited nationally to 8000/yr) Now have a direct relationship with families in Tongan villages on one island and invest back to their village. Productivity increases at harvest by 50 to 100%.

  16. Human Resources The HR Challenges for Agriculture 2011 and beyond We identified our best staff and invested in them RSE pastoral care (24/7) Full time manager to oversee all aspects of • Daily Performance and concerns • Health • Welfare • Church and culture • Sport and recreation

  17. Human Resources The HR Challenges for Agriculture 2011 and beyond • Management is the most important Human Resource and Challenge for Agriculture 2011 and beyond • Knowledge, experience and action is the counter to the challenges of people, weather, seasonal changes, market forces, Forex, political intervention and many others influences • Adaption to the variances of Farming has been our strength • Making the $1000 decisions and getting them right! • In most cases management means you!!

  18. Human Resources • Nurture and enhancement of management/skill is vital through; • Better Information • Regular Communication • Leadership and style • Time to think and concentrate on the important decisions first • Working on the business as opposed to in the business • Are you earning $20/hr or $1000/hr

  19. Human Resources • Remember part of Desiree’s quote “People drive success”

  20. Human Resources The HR Challenges for Agriculture 2011 and beyond • Are you investing in you? • Are you investing in your staff? • What are you as leaders and employers doing to change the perception of working in Agriculture?

  21. Human Resources • Nuffield International Conference – South Australia October 2011 • Acknowledge my staff and Qantas • Julian Raine, Nelson, New Zealand

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