Employer Assistance

The Nursery & Garden Industry (NGI) has been successful in obtaining a federal award for the  industry to be officially known as "Nursery Award 2010 (MA000033)", and having jurisdiction throughout Australia.  This award includes both Retail Nurseries and Production Nurseries - it will take effect from 1 January, 2010.

The Horticulture Water Initiative (HWI) is an across industry program that seeks to ensure the ongoing access to adequate, reliable and secure water supplies.

There are state and federal workplace relations systems.  Which system the business sits in determines the employees' rates of pay and whether the employer and employees can make federal workplace agreements.

Additional websites and phone numbers for assistance with Workplace issues.

There are many ways to employ an Australian Apprentice including through an Australian Workplace Agreement or Certified Agreement (or State equivalent).

Various options for choosing an employee.

So, you think you have found a candidate for your vacant position. Their resume looks good, they sound ok over the phone - make sure that your face-to-face interview is structured to get the most out of the candidate to ensure you choose the right person for the job.

The process for establishing performance agreements and conducting performance evaluation reviews with staff can be as important as the performance agreement itself.

Some reference check questions that can be used in the final stages of choosing a new employee.