Human health & welfare
Employers in all sectors in Europe are obliged to ensure worker health and safety in the workplace, including working hours and fair remuneration. In each local European country there are varying levels of pay and standard working practices; what demonstrates good practices is the voluntary adoption of good recognised employment practices, with additional benefits that are relevant on a local level.
In practice
Fair pay for part time staff
Farm Frites Potato Farm, Poland
This potato farm employs 62 full-time staff with up to a further 150 casual staff employed during the peak harvest period. Currently Poland has a minimum wage set for full-time staff but nothing for part-time casual staff. To this end the management team has calculated what a full-time worker in Poland receives (calculated on an hourly basis) and pays the same hourly rate to all casual staff.
Go to case study »Potatoes – Farm Frites, Poland
In agriculture, production of safe food is obviously key to the industry and to human welfare. Many farming organisations now work to recognised, independently audited assurance schemes, which minimise risks in terms of food safety
In practice
Demonstrating safety standards through adherence to quality assurance schemes
Primaflor Lettuce Farm, Spain
This farm complies with GlobalGap standards, demonstrating its good practices in terms of food quality, in addition to safety and environmental practices.
Go to case study »Lettuce – Primaflor Lettuce Farm, Spain