SEDA news and events
The only reason why many of us in our jobs, mine included, continue to get paid an hourly rate is because no fair, equitable and easy way has been found to measure our output. If you care to stop to think about it, paying workers according to their output is the fairest way of remuneration.
Please find attached copy of the updated Industry Restart Guidelines- Seasonal Horticulture.
This update covers changes to Record keeping and Facemask requirements.
Update: Travel permit zones
All areas of Australia are now green zones. Arrivals from green zones still require a permit to enter Victoria, because the information provided supports the speed of Victoria’s response should the public health situation in any location change. Permits can be obtained at Service Victoria.For more information on Victoria’s travel permit system, visit Victorian Travel Permit System. The Chief Health Officer will continue monitoring the situation and will provide further updates as needed.
Quad bikes help farmers tend to crops and livestock quickly and efficiently, but they also cause many farm deaths and injuries. Each year around 18 people die in quad bike incidents in Australia and many more are injured. The emotional and financial cost is immense.
This handbook sets out legal requirements and ways to ensure the safe use of quad bikes on farms. It is for farmers, their families, employees and contractors. While the focus is quad bike use on farms, it will help everyone who rides a quad bike as well as their managers.
This handbook has been updated to reflect the changes in relation to the control of rollover and recognised helmets for quad bike use on private land. It should be read in conjunction with the operator manual for your specific quad bike.
Travel updates
Based on an assessment of public health risks, the Chief Health Officer has declared the following areas will be designated green zones under Victoria’s ‘traffic light’ travel permit system effective 11:59pm, 11 April 2021:
- Greater Brisbane (City of Brisbane, City of Ipswich, Logan City, Moreton Bay Region, Redlands City)
- The Gladstone region in Queensland
- Byron Shire in New South Wales
Other helpful information
- The Victorian Government announced that the 75 per cent cap on office workers will be removed from Friday 26 March.
- All workplaces are still required to ensure people can work from the office in a COVIDSafe way with a density limit of one person per two square metres.
- While it is not mandatory for offices to use the Victorian government QR Code or a system which is API compatible, digital record keeping is strongly recommended to help contact tracing. Click here to register for the free Victorian Government QR Code.
- All businesses must continue to review and update their COVIDSafe Plan, particularly as more people return to offices.
- Download and display the signage available to remind people to check-in and other safety measures.
- Remember, if your workers have even mild COVID-19 symptoms, please support them to get tested.
- Public Transport Victoria has made changes to support the safe return to offices and has advice for users at ptv.vic.gov.au/more/coronavirus-covid-19.
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