Farmers welcome job seeker farm placement trial
The National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) has welcomed the commencement of the Federal Government’s Seasonal Work Incentives Trial. The two-year trial aims to encourage job seekers to take up short-term work placements of six weeks in the horticulture industry. The work will not affect their existing income support payments. Chief Executive Tony Mahar said the horticulture […]
Skilled visa occupation lists fail farmers
The farm sector is frustrated at the failure of the Government’s revised occupation lists to address critical, ongoing labour shortages in the sector. While the National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) welcomed the reinstatement of several occupations, in industries that support agriculture, to the lists, the peak body’s Chief Executive said the changes continued to fall short of meeting agriculture’s […]