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HR & Safety Help for Farms

Danielle McNamee

Managing Director

Human Resources

Recent Statistics

Fair Work 11 158 employees underpaid costing $27.3 million to businesses 25 000 workplace disputes 15 308 115 workplace visits 33 000 claims (mainly Unfair Dismissal)

• Legislation (Fair Work Act 2009, other

Acts, Case Law)

• National Employment Standards
• Modern Awards
• Registered Enterprise Agreements
• Individual Flexibility Agreements
• Employment Contracts

National System

• Legislation (Minimum Conditions of

Employment Act, other Acts, Case Law)

• Awards
• Registered Enterprise Agreements
• Employment Contracts

WA System

Industrial Relations Bodies

Q&A Which Industrial Relations System is my Farm covered by?

State System Sole Traders Partnerships

National System Constitutional Corporations (Pty Ltd)

Two Industrial Relation Systems

Q&A Do employees need a written employment contract?

Q&A

What is the difference between permanent, part time and casual employment?

Q&A What should I be paying employees?

• allowances
• penalty Rates
• leave etc.

Awards

• Pastoral Award 2010
• Farm Employees’ Award 1985
• Vehicle Manufacturing, Repair, Services and Retail

Award

• Manufacturing & Associated Industries and

Occupations Award 2010

• Road Transport and Distribution Award 2010
• Miscellaneous Award 2010

Q&A

If I pay over the Award do I still have to pay overtime, leave loading and weekend rates?

BOOT test Individual Flexibility Agreements Contract offset clauses

Q&A What is considered “Keep” in the “With Keep Rate”?

Q&A Can I charge employees if I am supplying them with accommodation and food?

Q&A Can I pay lower wages/salary if I provide meals, meat, diesel, accommodation, etc

Q&A

Can I hold an accommodation bond from an employee’s wages?

Q&A How many hours can someone work each day? How does overtime work?

Q&A I want to fire someone but I don’t want it to be awkward, can I just make them redundant?

Q&A What do I do if I am unhappy with an employee’s behaviour and or performance?

Farm Safety

Recent Statistics

Principles of Safety

Under the WA Occupational Safety & Health Act:

• Management Commitment to Safety
• Identifying hazards
• Assessing the risk
• Controlling hazards
• Consulting & communicating Safety matters
• Emergency Management
• Training & Supervision

The Farm’s Safety Responsibilities

• Safe systems of work
• Information, instruction, training and supervision
• Consultation and cooperation
• Personal Protective Equipment
• Safe use of plant and substances
• Safe work instructions

The Employees’ Safety Responsibilities

• Taking care of their own health and safety at

work

• Avoiding adversely affecting health and safety
• f others
• Complying with reasonable instructions
• Using PPE as instructed
• Reporting hazards
• Reporting incidents

Quick Check – Management Commitment

• Are you committed to having a Farm that is

safe & healthy?

• Have you documented your commitment?
• Have you communicated your commitment

to your employees?

Quick Check- Hazard & Risk Management

• Have you identified any hazards?
• Have you assessed the risk level of the

hazards?

• Have you put controls in place to manage

high risk hazards?

• Have you put together a Risk Register?
• Do employees know that they have to report

hazards and incidents and how to do it?

• Do you monitor hazard control?

Quick Check – Emergency Management

• Does your Farm have an emergency management

procedure?

Quick Check – Consultation & Communication

• Do you include employees in safety

consultation at all times?

• Do you communicate changes in safety &

health matters to employees?

Quick Check – Training & Supervision

• Do all new employees receive a safety induction?
• Are all your employees trained on all aspects of

how you manage safety of the Farm?

• Do you check that your employees have the

required licences?

• Do you keep records of employee training?

Client Interview - Marie Fowler

• Why did you seek some outside HR &

safety help?

Client Interview - Marie Fowler

• Can you explain how ProcessWorx

helped you with employment contracts and complying with the Award and the Fair Work Act?

Client Interview - Marie Fowler

• How did ProcessWorx help you with HR

policies and procedures?

Client Interview - Marie Fowler

• How did ProcessWorx help develop a Risk

Register for the Farm?

Client Interview - Marie Fowler

• Why do you think the Risk Register is

important?

Client Interview - Marie Fowler

• How did ProcessWorx help you with

developing safety procedures?

Client Interview - Marie Fowler

• Can you show how you use your Portal to

help manage HR and Safety?

Client Interview - Marie Fowler

• How does the induction help you with

training backpackers?

Client Interview - Marie Fowler

• How does ProcessWorx help you with

keeping up to date with changes?

Client Interview - Marie Fowler

• What are some examples of questions you

ring ProcessWorx for?

ProcessWorx Farm Packages

✓Employment Contracts & Agreements ✓Farm Risk Register ✓Farm Portal

• HR & Safety Policies & Procedures
• Easy to use forms & templates
• Online HR & Safety Induction
• Links to Farm Award, Legislation & Codes of Practice

✓Telephone implementation training ✓Automatic updates to remain compliant ✓Telephone & email support