Agstaff

Canstaff was founded in 2001, to help farmers address the extreme shortage of staff in the agricultural sector throughout Canterbury. Agriculture continues to be the back bone industry for our Agricultural division Agstaff, offering professional advice achieved from years of hands on experience within the industry. We ensure that your staffing requirement is handled by an experienced consultant, managing a portfolio, designed to allow specialist attention to your staffing requirements.

Solidly based in Canterbury we are committed to business integrity, qualified candidates, client service, confidentiality and dependability that fosters long-term partnerships with their clients. We specialise in sourcing high quality, reliable employees for all types of farming operations, from skilled temp workers, to permanent staff members.

We are quick and proactive, tenacious and thorough, and are constantly seeking new approaches to ensure our services continue to meet the mark. We work as a team to meet our candidates' needs and we are able to find hidden depths and latent talent by sourcing candidates both locally and from overseas.

Our reputation has allowed us to build an extensive database of temporary and full time applicants, so we can fill your vacancy fast, to keep your business moving. Matching the right person first time will save your business time and will ensure maximum productivity throughout your time of transition.

We are the only local recruitment company offering a 360 degree service, incorporating recruitment, human resources, and health & safety advisory compliance. Staffing doesn’t stop with hiring and firing. We offer a whole package to make the employment experience stress free for you.

Human resources can have a big impact on your company. The Canstaff Group take pride in offering a comprehensive human resource packages. We can provide you with employment contract packages, specifically designed to protect both the employer and the employee, to make sure all the legal bases are covered, allowing you to stay in the game and concentrate on what’s most important – the productivity of your business.

We can assist with legal contracts, in helping to create job descriptions and employment agreements. We can assist in helping to resolve problems as they arise, giving advice in handling investigations, dismissals, personal grievances, mediation and disputes.
Motivated staff are key to your success, so we can develop your staff in performance appraisals, training and staff satisfaction surveys.

If you already have some HR practices and are unsure if they meet current legislative requirements, we will work with you to ensure all documentation required is in place.

Our consultants can also make sure your company is Health and Safety compliant, meaning no surprises if OSH happen to pay you a visit, potentially saving your company thousands of dollars in fines.

The philosophy behind the Group is to make sure all the dots are connected, so the perfect picture emerges. There’s no short cuts in making the correct connections, ensuring your employment programme is complete.