Good people are hard to find out here.
Agriculture runs on trust, hard work, and the right crew at the right time. Remote locations and seasonal demand make every hire count.
Assessely is a smart HR platform for Australian agriculture businesses that combines hiring assessments, reference checks with fraud detection, and employee retention surveys in one place.
THE CHALLENGE
The hiring and retention challenges agriculture businesses face every day.
Seasonal turnover repeats every harvest
Each season you rebuild your workforce from scratch. Without a system to track who performed well and who did not, you repeat the same hiring mistakes year after year.
Remote locations shrink your talent pool
Regional and remote properties compete for a limited workforce. Candidates who accept the role sometimes leave within weeks when the reality of isolation sets in.
WHS and visa compliance carry serious risk
Farm work is high-risk. Machinery licences, chemical handling certificates, and working rights for 417, 462, PALM and Seasonal Worker Programme visa holders must all be verified before anyone starts.
THE SOLUTION
How Assessely solves it.
Practical capability assessments
Assess work ethic, reliability, and adaptability for remote and physical roles. Filter for candidates who understand what the job actually involves.
Visa and working rights verification
Confirm work entitlements for local and seasonal visa holders (417, 462, PALM, SWP) before they arrive on site. No paperwork surprises on day one.
Licence and certificate checks
Machinery licences, chemical handling tickets, white cards, and WHS inductions verified and stored digitally. Always audit-ready.
Staff engagement surveys
Short pulse surveys that work for distributed teams. Understand how your crew is going, even when they are spread across properties.
eNPS for permanent teams
Track loyalty and satisfaction among your year-round staff. Catch disengagement before your best operator walks.
End-of-season exit interviews
Structured feedback from departing seasonal workers. Learn what brought them back last year and what will stop them returning.
IN THEIR WORDS
What agriculture teams say.
Real moments from people using Assessely in small and medium-sized businesses today.
Mixed farm. We take on 12 to 20 seasonal staff for harvest. Visa checks, machinery licences, WHS inductions. Used to be a spreadsheet and a prayer. Last harvest every worker had everything done before they got out of the ute. Insurer noticed at renewal too.
Pete J.
Farm Manager, mixed-cropping family farm
Wimmera region
Perm staff still mostly word of mouth, but the seasonal compliance side is where this earns its keep. RSA, tickets, visa checks, all stored. Insurance audit was easy.
Brett A.
Operations Manager, vineyard and orchard operation
Tasmania
First reference check we ran came back flagging that the candidate had given us his housemate as a referee. He didn't get the job, obviously. Don't think we'd have caught it ourselves.
Bridget H.
People & Culture Lead, mid-sized professional services firm
Melbourne
HOW IT WORKS
Up and running in minutes.
Hire the right crew for the season
Assessments and compliance checks that confirm capability and legal entitlements upfront.
Keep your permanent team committed
Regular check-ins that surface problems before your best people start looking elsewhere.
Build a better crew next season
Exit data from every departure so you know what to fix before the next intake.
QUESTIONS
Frequently asked questions.
Quick answers for agriculture teams considering Assessely.
Yes. Working Holiday Maker (417, 462) and PALM/SWP workers are all supported. Right-to-work, visa expiry, and conditions are captured and tracked, and you get reminders before any visa lapses.
Surveys are short and mobile-first. They sync when the worker is next in service. Most crews complete them on the bus, at the smoko shed, or in the homestead, depending on what is closest to reception.
Assessely runs on AWS with encryption at rest and in transit. Worker records and licence copies are protected with strict access controls.
Machinery licences, chemical handling tickets, white cards, induction sign-offs, and PPE acknowledgements are all stored per worker with timestamps. The audit pack is one export away when SafeWork comes through or your insurer asks.
Basic is $99 a month, Premium with AI features is $199 a month. Reference checks $1 per referee, compliance and licence checks $1 each. Most family farms run under $200 a month during a typical harvest season.
Most operators are live within a week. Importing existing worker records from spreadsheets takes a day. The system is ready well before the next intake bus pulls up.
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