Work health and safety legislation requires farms to consult and cooperate with personnel, and to provide information and instruction necessary to protect personnel from risks to their health and safety arising from the farm’s work. One of the ways ProcessWorx’...
Long-distance driving is a safety hazard that can be required in many industries including farming and agriculture. When it comes to ‘commercial vehicle’ drivers’ (long-haul truck drivers), the legislation is specific and clear regarding work times and fatigue...
The Victorian Police have recently introduced a ‘right to disconnect’ clause into their enterprise agreement to limit unnecessary contact with employees outside their working hours. This clause states that managers and supervisors can only contact employees outside of...
Recent Fair Work commission cases have demonstrated how important it is for organisations to have a social media policy to reduce uncertainty around acceptable use. An updated well distributed social media use policy can protect your organisation if your employees...
When do you need a support person in an HR meeting? Employees should be allowed to bring a support person to any formal meeting relating to their employment including disciplinary, termination, or workplace investigation meetings. Most commonly employees will bring a...
Work health and safety legislation is rather unspecific regarding the testing and tagging of electrical equipment. Although there are some specific requirements for construction and demolition sites, for farms the requirement is for farm owners and managers to ensure...
For six years ProcessWorx has been helping Farmers with their HR and Safety. This experience in the agricultural space has given us the understanding to help you with your HR and Safety problems effectively. From piggeries to wineries, we have experience providing...
Managers account for at least 70% of the variance in team engagement and heavily influence employee wellbeing. How do you create a work environment where your team members feel empowered, productive, and engaged? Managing your emotion – have someone you can talk to...
HR is notorious for its paperwork, which is often off-putting for smaller companies without internal HR departments to manage their records. So what records do need to be kept for employers to be compliant? Under the Fair Work Act 2009, employers are required to keep...
With seeding about to commence, let’s have a quick look at safety on your farm. Farm owners and managers are always balancing their time and resources across many different disciplines, including business administration, accounting, agronomy, mechanics, employees,...
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