farmworkers and laborers, crops

Preharvest, harvest and postharvest work, such as planting (including grafting) and cultivating coffee plantations, plantains, bananas, passion fruit, pineapple, guava, taro, sweetpepers, papaya, eggplant, tomato, recao and citrus. Workers are required to hand pick ripe coffee, for no less than 80% of the total harvest, with a basket around the waist with a minimum rate of 28 pounds per hour, eight (8) hours per day. Trabalhadores qualificados devem ser capazes de colher pelo menos 11 quilos de café maduro em uma hora. A maioria dos dias de trabalho é passada ao ar livre em pé, com movimento constante à medida que se movem de um campo para outro. Os trabalhadores devem ser capazes de ficar em pé, subir e descer colinas, sentar, agachar, ajoelhar, agachar, dobrar (da cintura), empurrar, puxar, alcançar, levantar e transportar itens com peso entre 5 e 75 libras. Pode ser necessário dirigir e operar veículos de passageiros e equipamentos agrícolas. O trabalhador pode ser solicitado, mas não obrigado a trabalhar até 12 horas por dia e/ou feriados federais, bem como sábados, dependendo das condições nos campos, clima e maturidade da cultura. As horas extras serão pagas, se for o caso, de acordo com a legislação estadual ou federal. The manager or supervisor will notify workers at the end of the workday if there is any change in the start and time anticipated hours of work for the following day. Regular attendance by all workers during scheduled hours of the workday and /or work period is expected. Unsatisfactory attendance: including reporting late, excessive requests to leave before the end of the workday, doing work outside the scope of the H2A Visa, not abiding by housing, or transport regulations, etc., may be cause for disciplinary action. Workers must call their manager or supervisor at least one day before the start of the workday if they do not expect to be in on time. Further information on the Employer's Attendance Policy is in the Employee Handbook.

See Addendum C for Spanish Language.

Ver Adendum C para Espanol.