July-August 1985, pp. When paid by the vine, pruners usually spread considerably throughout the field. However, there are circumstances wherein piece rate does not bring these differences out. Employees sometimes fear that fast work and high earnings at present, for instance, may result in a lowered piece rate in the future. Why workers leave dairies Volume 38, Number 9, September 1984, pp.
Most separations are worker initiated and involve single causes.
However, there are a large number of different reasons that can lead to worker turnover. About 80 percent of the turnover was under some degree of dairy operator control. Workers, even at the lower end of the pay scale, perform at different levels, and more efficient workers can be selected through the use of properly designed selection systems that include job-sample tests. This report looks at the types of situations that led to conflict between farm employees, as well as between employees and their farm supervisors, and how these disagreements were handled after they became apparent. Wage Survey Seventy-six dairies, mostly from the Midwestern and Western states, participated in our first informal USA wage survey, providing us 115 responses.