Queensland Fruit & Vegetable Growers (QFVG) is the state industry body representing Queensland’s commercial fruit, vegetable, and nut growers.
For the past few years, Focus HR has been providing workplace relations advice to their wonderful members as part of the benefits that their members receive.
We are so proud to announce that as part of their 2024 ‘year of partners who care’, we have been recognised as a ‘Partner who Cares’.
In the 2023/2024 year, we supported over 100 horticulture industry growers with professional advice, legislation updates, informative webinars and access to tools and information sheets. Looking back on the year, the common themes were not surprising given the raft of legislative changes that have been implemented. Common themes have included:
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Zombie Agreements & EA options or transitioning to the Horticulture Award
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Advice on pay rates or Award classifications
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Leave and public holiday entitlements
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Employee performance/behaviour issues through to termination of employment
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Setting up Individual Flexibility Agreements (a flow on from Zombie Agreements sunsetting we suspect)
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Preparing effective Contracts & Policies
Our team loves working with QFVG’s members – they are consistently a delight to deal with, even in the trying circumstances they have been facing this year. So we take on this new badge of being a partner who cares with gratitude and pride at being able to support such an important industry.
Know an industry body that could benefit from our support? We’d love to extend our expertise and care to more growers and industries. Contact us today to learn more about how we can help!