business resilience
The Employment Resilerator
Helping farmers, ranchers and fishers to go beyond legal compliance and towards creating a positive and respectful work environment
What you'll get out of this course
The Employment Resilerator is a 9-week advanced educational offering covering all aspects of how to be a great employer, improve the workplace environment, and create high-quality jobs. We aim to:
Create a positive and respectful work environment
Reduce employment-related stress in your business
Improve understanding of California agriculture labor law
Decrease absenteeism and turnover
Please note, this course is exclusively available to people who have completed the Resilerator or El Resilerador.
Upcoming Course Details
The Employment Resilerator
Current Session:
October – December 2023
Location:
Virtual (Zoom) with 2 in-person classes
Duration:
9 weeks
Time:
Tuesdays • 9-11am
Language:
English
Cost:
Free. Stipends & grants available up to $1,500
Instructors:
Next Session:
Starting November 2023
Location:
Sacramento Region
Duration:
1 year
Time:
First Wednesday of each month
Language:
English
Cost
$800
Liya Schwartzman
Poppy Davis
Farmers & Ranchers as guest instructors
More About this Course
Managing a workforce is a common challenge. For example, all Resilerator graduates with employees stated that they often or sometimes did not have enough help. Our goal in creating this course is for farmers, ranchers, and fishers to have the tools they need to comply with California labor laws and the ability to go beyond compliance towards creating a positive and respectful work environment.
Employment Resilerator Overview
The course will convene growers to learn about topics such as safe and respectful workplaces, conflict management, recruitment and onboarding, audits and inspections, compensation, and employee benefits. Like FarmLink’s flagship course, the Resilerator, the Employment Resilerator offers a dynamic, supportive environment to discuss the challenges of providing high-quality jobs while accessing expertise to make progress toward individual business goals.
Eligibility
In order to be eligible, you must have participated in the Resilerator or El Resilerador.
After the Course
We offer a financial incentive package for completing the course objectives, including identifying business practices that support an optimum workplace experience on farms, ranches, and fishing businesses. Incentives include:
- $500 payment to attend two in-person classes
- $500 payment for completing the program and providing course feedback
- Opportunity to qualify for a Recovery & Resilience Loan with 0% interest and no fees (certain terms and restrictions apply)
- Up to $500 rebate on fees, interest or cost of an existing or new FarmLink operating or equipment loan
- Subsidies to make incremental improvements in the workplace, including the cost of meeting with professional advisors
- Opportunity to qualify for Workplace Improvement grants (up to $500 per participant)
