Federated Farmers’ simplify hiring migrants

20 November 2013

Federated Farmers’ simplify hiring migrants

Federated Farmers has produced a practical all in one electronic document to help dairy farmers to navigate and simplify the process for dairy farmers to hire migrant workers.

“While we would love to hire capable kiwi workers, there is a shortage of kiwis willing to do the work because there is a common misperception that agriculture is a low paid and low skilled career,” says Willy Leferink, Federated Farmers Dairy Chairperson.

“To help farmers fill this gap with capable and available migrant workers, we have put together one simple document so that employers can follow the immigration process without the headache.

“The package includes important information for migrants wishing to work in New Zealand as well as their employers, who want to follow the correct process. It is an essential pack for farmers employing migrants because it breaks the process down into easy to follow steps; effectively it is their one stop shop from both sides of the fence.

“With a shortage of New Zealanders interested in a career in dairy, farmers are more often looking to hire migrants who are keen to make a life for themselves in our country and industry. As our industry grows and migrant interest increases, we need to upgrade our systems to help them get here.

“I am very proud of the sophisticated system Federated Farmers has produced. Farming is an ever evolving business and this is just one example of how the Federation moves and changes with it,” concluded Mr Leferink.

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