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Dear Valued Clients and Job Seekers,

With the Holiday season fast approaching we’d like to take a moment to wish you and your loved ones a very merry Christmas and a happy New Year. We appreciate your continued support and the opportunity to work with you on your recruitment and HR projects.

As we near the end of 2024, please note the Rural Directions office will be closed from 4.00pm Friday 20th December 2024 and will reopen 8.00am Monday, 6th January 2025.

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With the introduction of New Zealand’s Health & Safety at Work Act (2015) aimed at managing workplace risks and the pleasing trend towards focusing on workplace wellbeing, most organisations are committed to reducing health and safety incidents and workplace accidents.  One of the key contributors to managing workplace risks is to ensure relevant and fit-for-purpose polices and testing/assessments exist.

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With the end of 2024 and summer fast approaching, now is the perfect time to start conversations with your employees regarding their annual leave entitlements and holidays.

The festive season in NZ being a busy time of the primary sector calendar year means your upcoming discussions may include finalising holiday period work patterns or rosters and negotiating who gets to take time off and when.

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We are delighted to be in our 6th year sponsoring the Rural Directions Hawke’s Bay Shepherd of the Year Award. This award celebrates the achievements of our shepherds, who are a vital link in our primary sector supply chain with their actions directly influencing the quality of product leaving our port.

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It’s out with the old and in with the new as Rural Directions rolls out our refreshed branding this month. The time has come for us to modernise and evolve our brand in preparation for a huge milestone in 2025, where Rural Directions will celebrate our 20-year anniversary!

Over the years we have maintained our grounded values in on-farm recruitment & HR, however, more recently have expanded our focus reaching further beyond the farm gate.

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Dear Valued Clients,

The holiday season is upon us, and we wanted to take a moment to extend our warmest wishes to you and your loved ones. It has been an eventful year for many of us, and we are grateful for your continued support and the opportunity to work with you to provide for all your recruitment and HR needs.

As we approach the end of 2023, we would like to update you on our office hours during the holiday period.

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Well, that is 2022 almost done and dusted, what a year it has been! Our thanks go out to each and every client and job seeker that we have been fortunate to work with this year. In a challenging job market, we have been delighted by the high calibre of applicants applying for our client’s roles. The people in the food and fibre sector are highly motivated and engaged, it is great to see such awesome people as part of our industries future.

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For the past 4 years Rural Directions has been the proud sponsor of the Hawke’s Bay Shepherd of the Year. On the 29th September, we announced the Hawke’s Bay Shepherd of the Year winner – Toby Jowsey! Toby showcased his on farm skills, knowledge and abilities and was able to demonstrate his drive and ambition within the primary sector.

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Rural Directions are proud sponsors of the Rural Directions Hawke’s Bay Shepherd of the Year Award as part of the Napier Port Hawke’s Bay Primary Sector Awards 2021. Check the full article for dates and entry forms.

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Rural Directions Recruitment & HR Limited would like to wish you all a Merry Christmas and all the best for 2021! Our offices will be closed from 5 pm on Wednesday 23rd December 2020 and will re-open at 8 am on Monday 11th January 2021. For Job Seekers, please continue to apply for our roles or for all other enquiries, please go to our ‘Get in Touch’ page for us to action upon our return.

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