10. 2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
Jeremy finish school
Working with pest control for the cou
Summer: Contract working in NZ
Winter: Seeding in W AustraliaMet Anna in Perth
Anna visit NZ
Anna stays for 8 months Jeremy follows to Sweden
Jeremy relief milking weekends & sch
13. 2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
Jeremy finish school
Working with pest control for the coun
Summer: Contract working in NZ
Winter: Seeding in W AustraliaMet Anna in Perth
Anna visit NZ
Anna stays for 8 months Jeremy follows to Sweden
Goes back to NZ, start as Dairy Assistan
Jeremy relief milking weekends & sch
14. 2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
Jeremy finish school
Working with pest control for the coun
Summer: Contract working in NZ
Winter: Seeding in W AustraliaMet Anna in Perth
Anna visit NZ
Anna stays for 8 months Jeremy follows to Sweden
Goes back to NZ, start as Dairy Assistan
Jeremy relief milking weekends & sch
15. 2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
Jeremy finish school
Working with pest control for the coun
Summer: Contract working in NZ
Winter: Seeding in W AustraliaMet Anna in Perth
Anna visit NZ
Anna stays for 8 months Jeremy follows to Sweden
Goes back to NZ, start as Dairy Assistan
Jeremy relief milking weekends & sch
Anna get recidency and moves to NZ
16. 2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
Jeremy finish school
Working with pest control for the coun
Summer: Contract working in NZ
Winter: Seeding in W AustraliaMet Anna in Perth
Anna visit NZ
Anna stays for 8 months Jeremy follows to Sweden
Goes back to NZ, start as Dairy Assistan
Jeremy relief milking weekends & sch
Anna get recidency and moves to NZ
Jeremy becomes Farm manager for Gary
17. 2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
Jeremy finish school
Working with pest control for the cou
Summer: Contract working in NZ
Winter: Seeding in W AustraliaMet Anna in Perth
Anna visit NZ
Anna stays for 8 months Jeremy follows to Sweden
Goes back to NZ, start as Dairy Assista
Anna get Recidency and moves to NZ
Jeremy becomes Farm Manager for Gary
Emily is born
Jeremy relief milking weekends & sch
18. 2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
Jeremy finish school
Working with pest control for the cou
Summer: Contract working in NZ
Winter: Seeding in W AustraliaMet Anna in Perth
Anna visit NZ
Anna stays for 8 months
Jeremy follows to Sweden
Goes back to NZ, start as Dairy Assista
Anna get Recidency and moves to NZ
Jeremy becomes Farm Manager for Gar
Emily is born
Victor is born
Dalarna Farming Ltd is formed
Start Contract Milking @ current farm
Jeremy relief milking weekends & sc
22. VISION
● Create a good reputation within the industry
● To attract people wanting to come and work for us
● To create and an environment where staff can grow within the industry
23. Benjamin Bosch – Full Time Dairy Farm Assistant, age 17
Individual contract agreement, Permanent from 1st June 2014.
24. ● Realised we needed a full time worker to be able to keep the farm up to a high
standard
● No staff accomodation on this farm
● Idealy looking for someone already living close to the farm
● Ben employed as relief milker 2013/2014, some weekends & during our holiday
● Ben was 16 at the time, experience from working on home farm
● Ben ticked all the boxes; A hard worker who lived just around the corner from us
● An opportunity not to be missed
● Ben approched us about work when he finished school
● We approached Gary & Anne
25. ● Realised we needed a full time worker to be able to keep the farm up to a high
standard
● No staff accomodation on this farm
● Idealy looking for someone already living close to the farm
● Ben employed as relief milker 2013/2014, some weekends & during our holiday
● Ben was 16 at the time, experience from working on home farm
● Ben ticked all the boxes; A hard worker who lived just around the corner from us
● An opportunity not to be missed
● Ben approched us about work when he finished school
● We approached Gary & Anne
26. Retention
● Keeping weekly time sheets to control hours worked.
● Allowed working 118,5 hours/fortnight in order to stay within legal requirement
of minimum wage.
●
$44,000/year / 26 weeks = $1692,30/ fortnight
$14,25/h x 118,5h/fortnight = $1688.60
● Salary paid into bank account fortnightly.
● Pay advise given fortnightly.
● A non-taxable cell phone allowance of $20 paid into Ben's account monthly
● Ben has chosen not to be a member of KiwiSaver
● Performance review interview held three times yearly.
● Training and development plan to follow up the performance review.
● Sharing his goals with us.
● Employee records kept to record hours worked, wages, holidayand leave.
28. Training
● Primary ITO courses level 3 provided by us
●
● Ben has just finished: Feeding & Pasture, Breeding.
● Health & Husbandrystill to come
● Rural Training Coordinator visits to follow up on Ben'straining after each
course
● A one day effluent management course at Taratahi provided by us. Still to be
signed off.
● Already signed up for level 4 course at Taratahi in 2015
● Health & Safety course started (Quad bike, Chainsaw, Tractor)
31. ● First Aid Kits kept in: Farm Dairy, Workshop, Quadbike, Tractor, Ute &
Chainsaw Chaps
● An Emergency Phone List is kept in every Fist Aid Kit
● A Hazard register is kept in Farm Dairy
● A “Sign In” form for contactors in Farm Dairy
● A Hazard map with emergency phone numbers for contactors to bring out on the
farm
● PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) provided: Earmuffs, Quadbike helmets,
Chainsaw helmet with visor, Chaps, Safety mit, Goggles, Gloves, Overalls
