Dairy workers should be paid a fair wage and treated as people - not resourcesPHOTO: DAVID UNWIN/STUFF Jon Heslop from CEO group, talks to farmers about being better staff managers. Dairy industry workers need to be treated as people and not resources when they work on farms, and should have regular days off, say industry experts. READ MORE:* Dairy industry working hard to find workers* Dairy farmer discovers the secret of a happy workforce* A pile of paperwork to hire migrant dairy workers"People will care about your dairying business when you care about them." Heslop said dairy farmers were doing business in a fish bowl, which was hard given the environmental pressures. "But believe in the dairy industry and stand up for your vision and people."

Source: Stuff February 23, 2018 03:33 UTC