workforce
Barr, Sarah
This study set out to discuss staff turnover, the factors that drive turnover and the implications of varying levels of turnover on the productivity and profitability of a business. Of particular interest was the examination of staff turnover in the agricultural sector in New Zealand the current levels and the factors driving turnover. Current statistics … Read more
- 2011
- Kellogg 27
Knowles, Ian
New Zealand Agriculture is renowned around the world for producing excellent products, systems, technologies and farmers. However, the sheep farming industry is nearing crisis stage with profitability reduced significantly over several years, due to low relative returns and rising costs of production, particularly land values. The result has been rising debt levels, a reduction in … Read more
- 2010
- Kellogg 26
Wood, Andrew
During the early 1990’s the horticultural industry transitioned through to a new phase regarding its labour employment practices. As a result of increased governmental employment compliance issues and a decrease in the financial returns to orchards, employers who prior to this were predominantly growers or post harvest facilities, retracted from the employment of orchard workers. … Read more
- 2007
- Kellogg 23
Kyte Richard, J
I believe the New Zealand dairy industry is being compromised by understaffing on farms, especially larger units of 600 cows or more. This has become a significantly greater problem in the last 10 years and specifically in the South Island with larger farm sizes and cow numbers rapidly increasing. As the dairy industry grows to … Read more
- 2007
- Kellogg 23
Higgins, Hayden R.
Labour, or the shortage thereof in NZ is an issue across all industries, and agriculture is no less affected than any other. The growth in land values in the past 5 years see’s the affordability of purchase and economic operation of farms, as a challenge for those looking to increase their business size, or enter … Read more
- 2007
- Kellogg 23
Pullin Barry
An investigation into the labour force characteristics and their ramifications on a shearing business was completed at Pullin Shearing Limited – a shearing business based at Rolleston, Canterbury, New Zealand (43° 36′ S, 172° 24′ E, 46 m.a.s.l). Pullin Shearing Limited (2005 /2006 season) utilised 231 employees composed of 115 shearers and 116 woolhandlers and … Read more
- 2006
- Kellogg 22
Watson Sarah
Team Building is one of those trendy Human Resources buzzwords that get thrown around when we think we should be doing something for our staff But what is it? Is it worthwhile? Will it be worth the cost, time and effort? Many employers have organized Team Building activities for their staff and then later questioned … Read more
- 2005
- Kellogg 21
Woods Gail
The issues surrounding retention and training of staff in the dairy industry have become a ‘catch cry’ over the last five years as the industry expands and skill shortages intensify. “Are we achieving the results we need to help grow the industry and are the training methods we are currently using meeting the needs of … Read more
- 2004
- Kellogg 20
Murray King
The wide degree of anticipation for the completion of this report by many people suggests to me that the problems of getting the job done whilst maintaining harmonious employment relationships are greater than first envisaged. The human (social) component of triple bottom line reporting has only recently become acknowledged as part of sustainable business management. … Read more
- 2003
- Nuffield 2003
Searle Gillian
All industries within New Zealand are experiencing pressure to find the quality and quantity of people to do the work. In order for the New Zealand dairy industry to be attractive to people in a tight labour market, there needs to be an alignment between the needs of the farming businesses and the needs of … Read more
- 2002
- Kellogg 18
Healey Frank
For sports clubs in the Matamata-Piako District to survive it is important that they consider if the methods of the past are in fact the ways of the future. Clubs often have to bear the burden of spiralling maintenance costs for often under-utilised facilities and societal changes such as more punitive drink-driving laws have reduced … Read more
- 2001
- Kellogg 17
Taylor Grant, A
At the time of writing this introduction, the New Zealand Government and media are talking about the knowledge wave economy – if we were able to reduce any limitations that school Boards of Trustees (BOT’s) experience and encourage them to use their creativity, positively affecting every child in our education system, and the whole of … Read more
- 2001
- Kellogg 17