Want to earn at least $22 an hour? Kiwifruit packhouses up rates
27 Feb, 2021 11:00 PM
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Packhouses in the Bay of Plenty including EastPack have increased their starting rates to attract staff. Photo / Supplied
Packhouses in the Bay of Plenty including EastPack have increased their starting rates to attract staff. Photo / Supplied
Kiwifruit packhouses are offering workers more money and flexible shifts in a desperate effort to avoid a labour crisis as another record-breaking harvest looms. The harvest is expected to kick off within the week with 23,000 seasonal workers needed nationally - including about 20,000 in the Bay of Plenty.
Packhouses in the Bay of Plenty including EastPack have increased their starting rates to attract staff. Photo / Supplied
Want to earn at least $22 an hour? Kiwifruit packhouses up rates
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Want to earn at least $22 an hour? Kiwifruit packhouses up rates
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