Employment Basics

Getting the people management part of a dairy farm sorted and keeping it up to date can be a sizeable task, especially if you are new to employing people. Employment Basics is a fully supported online learning experience designed to assist you to implement and understand what you need to successfully employ someone in your business.

The Employment Basics online course provides you with the skills to attract and recruit the right people, onboard and retain employees in your business. Employment Basics also provides an introduction to your legal responsibilities as an employer, payroll, employee entitlements and includes topics around compliance requirements and termination.Employment Basics aims to grow your confidence and awareness of employment practices to use in your business to create positive, safe and capable dairy workplaces.

The program is delivered through Enlight, Dairy Australias online learning space and is supported by a series of online group workshops with workforcespecialist, Di Gresham.Participants complete 7 independent online learning modules, and 8 group workshop sessions across program.

Workshop 1Welcome and introduction- Tues, 30th April @ 12pm (AEST)

Module 1Attracting Great People- Tues, 7th May @ 12pm(AEST)

Module 2Payroll, Leave and the Law(Part 1)- Tues, 14 May @ 12pm(AEST)

Module 3Payroll, Leave and the Law(Part 2)- Tues, 21st May @ 12pm(AEST)

Module 4Recruiting for Success- Tues, 28th May @ 12pm(AEST)

Module 5Onboarding- Tues, 4th June @ 12pm(AEST)

Module 6Retention strategies- Tues, 11th June @ 12pm(AEST)

Module 7Justify employment decisions- Tues, 18th June@ 12pm(AEST)

By participating in this online workshop series, you will;

- Gain an understanding of your role as an employer

- Prepare for your ideal candidate

- Recruit and advertise successfully

- On board and support new employees

- Develop, manage and retain employees

- Gain access to information, resources and templatesto use in your business

If you have any questions or would like further information, please contact Belinda Haddow 0423 00 3638 or belinda@subtropicaldairy.com.au