THE CO-OPERATIVE DIFFERENCE FRAMEWORK

People & Community

This focus area is about building great workplaces that attract, motivate, and retain the very best people. 

Empowering people to create goodness for generations is at the core of our Co-op. 

The Co-operative Difference - People & Community

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Empowering people to create goodness for generations is at the core of our Co-op. This focus area is about helping create workplaces that attract, motivate and retain the very best people and enable everyone to thrive.

People's health, safety and wellbeing is of utmost importance to the Co-op. We provide safe and healthy work environments so that people can get home safe every day.

The People & Community achievement contributes to the first level of recognition under Our Next Steps, Te Pūtake. To achieve this, you'll need to complete all three sections of the DairyNZ Workplace 360 assessment and achieve 100% on the foundation level.

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We need to have great workplaces that attract, motivate, and retain the very best people and enable everyone to thrive. With a high-quality, happy workforce, you can reap the rewards of the good times and help each other during the tough ones. An engaged workforce helps develop the next generation of dairy farmers.

Our customers, consumers and New Zealanders also expect that people work appropriate hours, are treated fairly, remunerated appropriately, appreciated for their differences, and are supported to reach their full potential.

Customers such as Nestlé and Unilever require us to disclose workplace and labour conditions on our supplying farms. The People & Community achievement focuses on enhancing the industry's reputation whilst contributing to strong and healthy communities.

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DairyNZ Workplace 360 Assessment

Workplace360 is a work environment and leadership assessment tool, designed to help you be the proud owner of a great workplace.

It helps you:

  • Identify strengths and weaknesses in your work environment
  • Determine actions for improvement
  • Monitor your progress

The assessment has three sections and takes about 25 minutes to complete. To complete the People & Community achievement, you need to complete all three sections and achieve 100% on the first section, Foundation.

USEFUL TOOLS

Here are a few of our favourite useful resources from DairyNZ to help. 

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People Productivity Kit

Your solution to all aspects of managing employees for great performance.

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Recruitment, selection and onboarding

Advice and tools for managing your workforce.

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Health and safety

It doesn't have to be complicated! These clever resources will guide you to create a culture of health and safety on your farm.