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Find and keep the right dairy people

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Primefact Number: 638    Edition: First edition    Released/reviewed: 01 Sep 2007

This Primefact elaborates on the following tips to help to improve the productivity of staff on a dairy farm:

  • Always have a job description
  • Target your job ad
  • Decide if the position can be filled by a casual
  • References and referees are important
  • Welcome people to your farm
  • Involve your employees
  • Money is not always the only incentive
  • Evaluate your people regularly
  • Enforce strict ‘absence’ procedures
  • Find out why staff leave

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