As we all know, worker accommodation can be a big drawcard in attracting seasonal workers to your orchard or packhouse. If you provide your own staff accommodation, that's great. However, if you provide accommodation via a third party, it would be a good idea to check that it is still available for the coming season now.
Why? Unfortunately changes to the Residential Tenancies Act over the past year has resulted in some landlords dropping out of the market – which means that accommodation will be tighter this year. Make sure you get ahead of this by ensuring you have secured accommodation for your workers early.