Taking care of yourself, your family, staff, neighbours and running your farm business depends on being in a healthy and balanced place.

 

Fatigue and stress can make it difficult to make smart decisions or to treat people as well as you would normally mean to.

 

Managing people can be challenging as situations can change quickly and this can impact on both employee requirements and expectations.

If you employ people, the current situation may impact on their future employment within your farm business. It’s important to keep the lines of the communication open so your staff feel informed and supported.

If you do need to make changes, be aware of your compliance responsibilities as an employer and seek professional advice via your Regional Team.

 

Resources

 

ESKi

 

Do you have an Employment Starter Kit folder? It provides easy access to the information and documents you need to employ someone. If you employee people on your dairy farm – order your ESKi folder or make sure your ESKi is up to date

 

Farmer Assistance

 

Many dairy farmers will face challenging times as a consequence of ongoing market volatility and dry seasonal conditions.