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Rudi Masswohl
The Farm Labour Pool Niagara Funded by the United Way
A year round service since 1996 Throughout the year many kinds of positions become available:
Casual Work • Harvesting fruits, vegetables and flowers
• Snow and ice removal
• General labour on farms, greenhouses, nurseries
• General labour with landscapers
Relief Work • Dairy workers
• Poultry workers
Seasonal Work • Greenhouse workers
• Nursery workers
• Vineyard workers
• Fruit farm workers
Full Time Permanent Work • Greenhouse workers
• Dairy and livestock workers
• Poultry workers
• Vineyard workers
• Fruit farm workers
• Landscape workers
• Nursery workers
• Machine operators
• Infrastructure maintenance workers
• Shipper / receivers
• Drivers – delivery and long haul
AND MANY MORE QUALIFICATIONS: • Must be 14 years of age or older
• Must legally be able to work in Canada
• Must supply a recent resume and references
REGISTRATION: To register come in to one of our four locations. If you live outside of the Niagara Region click hereto register on-line.
WAGE RATES FOR 2009
(from Mar. 31, 2009 to Apr. 1, 2010)
THESE ARE MINIMUM RATES AS DEFINED BY THE EMPLOYMENT STANDARDS ACT NOT NECESSARILY THE GOING RATES BEING OFFERED
Students Under 18:$8.90/hr
*piece rates do not apply to students
Adults:$9.50/hr Strawberries: $0.47/quart
$2.89/ 8 quart flat
$2.22/ 6 quart flat Sweet Cherries: $2.04/ 6-quart basket with stems
$1.89/ 6-quart basket without stems
$3.45/ 11-quart basket with stems
$3.16/ 11-quart basket without stems
Grapes: $1.69/ bushel
$2.02/ winery container
$1.37/ 12 litre master (6x2 or 3x4)
$1.71/ 8 x 2 litre master Grape Pruning: $0.45 - 0.53 pc rate
or must make equivalent of minimum hourly rate
Grape Tying: $0.32 - 0.38 pc rate
or must make equivalent of minimum hourly rate
THESE ARE MINIMUM RATES AS DEFINED BY THE EMPLOYMENT STANDARDS ACT NOT NECESSARILY THE GOING RATES BEING OFFERED
