Complete Labor Readiness Assessment

We have completed a cash flow projection for the coming season *

No – We don’t know what this is or how to do it

No – We haven’t started yet

Just starting

In process

Complete

We have calculated the full cost of the employees we want to hire *

No – We don’t know what this is or how to do it

No – We haven’t started yet

Just starting

In process

Complete

We have considered the ways that hiring employees will change our roles on the farm *

We have current job descriptions for everyone who works on the farm *

We have developed a timeline and materials (ad copy, application forms, etc.) to recruit for the positions we want to hire *

We have a process and criteria for screening applications *

We have an interview process, a set of interview questions, and criteria for evaluating applicants *

We understand the legal requirements of being an employer *

No

We have some knowledge, but need to learn more

We could use a refresher to make sure our practices match current regulations

We are knowledgeable and in the process of updating our practices

We are knowledgeable and up to date

We use a standard orientation process to introduce new employees to the farm, our policies, our expectations & safety procedures *

We have an up-to-date farm personnel policy manual, which is given to and signed by every employee *

No – We don’t know how to create a policy manual

No – We haven’t done this yet

Just starting

In process

Complete

We annually review farm policies, expectations & safety procedures with all supervisors & employees *

We have a clear system for assigning tasks and monitoring completion *

We periodically provide feedback to employees and seek their input *

We collect, process and securely store employee timesheets and other records *

We have record-keeping systems for tracking performance related to incentives *

We have identified a person who has responsibility for handling payroll, taxes, workers comp and related paperwork and payments *

We have qualified advisors for tax, insurance and regulatory and financial aspects of being an employer *

We have a formal performance review process for all employees *

We have a process for performance improvement and termination, including documenting problems and efforts to resolve them *

We have a process for soliciting feedback from departing employees *

We offer incentives to encourage workers to return the following season *

We make sure every employee has a supervisor to report to *

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