HR Operations and Governance for Agriculture and Agribusiness
An HR function that runs the same way every month.
What this looks like in agriculture and agribusiness
The parts of hr operations and governance that are specific to this sector, rather than general.
Running HR Across Units and Seasons
Where the calendar, not the month, sets the rhythm.
What this coversHide
Running HR Across Units and Seasons
Where the calendar, not the month, sets the rhythm.
What this coversHideAgribusiness HR operations run on a seasonal cycle. The peak of activity is mobilisation and wage settlement, and the quiet months are when the record-keeping either gets done or does not.
- Pre-season planning
- Mobilisation and enrolment
- In-season wage cycles
- Season close and settlement
- Off-season record and rehire work
- A named owner for HR at each unit, not only at head office
- Calendar of recurring obligations with dates and owners
- Wage cycle discipline maintained across all units
- Worker master maintained between seasons, not rebuilt
- Unit-level and consolidated headcount reporting
- Contractor and crew-leader arrangements documented
- Audit trail retained for wage and attendance records
The off-season is the only window in which the record can be put right, and businesses that treat it as downtime start every season from an inaccurate base.
The general method — what hr operations and governance covers, the questions it answers and what an engagement produces — is the same whatever the sector, and is set out on the hr process consulting and implementation page. What is above is the part that differs for agriculture and agribusiness.
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Where to start
Most engagements begin with a review of how this runs in your business today, then a written process and the sequence to implement it.
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