The Team's Board Report - Mainfreight

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28 The Australian HR team continue to impress with the development of many new initiatives. Customer care workshops, Induction days, Driving Force meetings and Career Advisors Career Days have been held over the past 6 months. Scholarship Award Afternoon Driving Force meeting in Australia Career days have been held in New Zealand in conjunction with local high schools where young people attended the Training Centre for an induction and then completed one day a week for ten weeks to gain work experience and to get an in‐depth idea of a career path. However in Australia the career day consisted of the HR Team spending a day with Career Advisors. They took the initiative of bringing the industry directly to those that influence students’ career decisions. Mainfreight is one of the few true Supply Chain Companies, and so the day was designed to follow the supply chain itself with day ending in a presentation about Mainfreight Logistics - the key link in the supply chain. Many of the Career advisors were unaware of the IT demands and capabilities in a logistics warehouse. The opportunities for a broad range of careers proved for many to be very informative and enlightening. Martin Devereux presents Rebecca Draper with a Scholarship Award children about to study, or are currently studying at a tertiary institution. On a personal note I had a great opportunity to go to Shanghai in January on a personal trip. Of course it was on my list to visit the local Mainfreight International team. There is something special about the company when you can travel such a long distance and to a country that doesn’t speak your language and get a big Mainfreight welcome and superb hospitality. Thanks to Linda and the sales team for the hospitality. Special thanks to Joan for being my shopping guide. She is one great negotiator. As always at the beginning of each year the Mainfreight Group continues to invest in the team and the future of the business with Scholarships for Tertiary Education. In Australia, for the first time, we had a scholarship award afternoon and were delighted to give Scholarships to, Rebecca Draper from Melbourne and Andrew Luton from Newcastle. Nominations are welcomed at the end of each year from all Mainfreight team members with New Zealand Scholarship Recipients
29 Service Achievements The following members of our team have celebrated, or will shortly celebrate 20 years or more with us: Raymond Linton-Brown 35 years Daily Freight Auckland Ramnand Moti 25 years Daily Freight Auckland Craig Evans 20 years National Team David Farrell 20 years Mainfreight Rotorua Jim Cullen 35 years Daily Freight Auckland Lloyd Rivers Smith 30 years Daily Freight Auckland Dick Moa 20 years Mainfreight Dunedin Owner Driver Bobby Dougherty 20 years Mainfreight Wellington Owner Driver Don Campbell 25 years Mainfreight International Auckland Oriana Laumea 20 years Mainfreight Wharf Auckland Thank you for your loyalty, dedication and hard work. What an achievement! KiwiSaver – New Zealand With effect from 1 July, the New Zealand Government has introduced KiwiSaver, a voluntary savings initiative created to encourage people to save for their retirement. Mainfreight is fully supportive of the KiwiSaver concept. We have decided to make contributions ahead of the current timetable and introduce the 1% employer contribution from 1 July 2007. In short, money is paid from your wages or salary and put into a savings fund. You may withdraw your savings when you are eligible for NZ Super (currently when you turn 65) or after five years’ membership, whichever is later. BENEFITS (Some are subject to eligibility) • A $1,000 kick-start payment from the government • A payment from the government matching your contributions for the year, up to a maximum of $1,042 • Contributions to your fund by Mainfreight from 1 July 2007 (provided you are contributing) • A $40 payment from the government each year towards the fees charged by your fund • After 3 years withdraw all or part of your savings as a deposit towards the purchase of your first home • After 1 year split your contributions and use up to half to repay the mortgage on your own home TEAM MEMBER CONTRIBUTIONS • You can contribute either 4% or 8% of your before-tax wages or salary (this includes bonuses) • You can make voluntary lump sum contributions to your fund • After 1 year you may apply to take a contributions holiday for up to 5 years, as many times as you like MAINFREIGHT’S PREFERRED PROVIDER • Your savings will be invested in a KiwiSaver scheme. There are a wide range of schemes and you may join any KiwiSaver scheme you choose • Mainfreight has chosen ASB KiwiSaver as its preferred supplier. If you do not specify which KiwiSaver scheme you wish to join your savings will be placed with ASB KiwiSaver JOINING KIWISAVER • If you were a Mainfreight Group team member at 1 July 2007, you need to opt in if you want to join KiwiSaver For forms or further information on KiwiSaver, contact the Training Centre on 09 256-9450 or email Donna Barrett at donna.barrett@mainfreight.co.nz.
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