Staff Updates

8th July 2020   CIRCULATED TO ALL STAFF EMPLOYED BY AMERTON FARM LTD   I write further to our discussion on Saturday 4th July 2020, regarding your working on a part-time basis in accordance with the adjustments made to the Government’s Job Retention Scheme. As you know, you were designated as a furloughed worker and agreed to cease all work for the company on 18th March 2020 as confirmed in our letter to you of 3rd April 2020. This letter also confirmed your agreement to receiving 80% wage during the period of furlough. Adjustments to the scheme from 1 July

Today you will receive your rota on RotaCloud for one week only, which could be subject to change after the training day. A flexible furlough email, to sign and return has been sent. Later today you will also receive the Re-opening Strategy which will explain the rota system in full. We look forward to seeing you all on Monday 13th July 2020 at 9.30am for training which will be in the party room in Billy's Farm Barn. Eunice.

All staff will receive a phone call in the next 48 hours to discuss flexible furlough and returning to work.   Eunice

You have just received the text about the re-opening on Tuesday 14th July 2020. Please note that all staff are expected to attend work all day on Monday 13th July for staff training at 9.30am. You will receive an email in the next week regard returning to work. Eunice.

The directors of Amerton Farm Ltd have decided we will be re-opening the farm on Tuesday 14th July with full use of all the toilets. Billy's will not open due to the government restrictions. A Facebook post will be released today saying "Exciting News Coming Soon"  followed by a short farm video early next week making the full announcement. We will open 7 days a week 9.30am to 5pm as school holidays will commence on 20th July. Unfortunately, it is likely we will have to limit numbers when we first open. Eunice

Today all staff have received an email regarding the new Staff IntraNet, asking all staff to join. Please can you do this  before Monday, so we can arrange a zoom call to explain the training process with Timely Intervention our training partners. Please don't forget to let us know by email when you have downloaded the Staff IntraNet. Thanks in advance. Eunice

Hey Everyone I hope you all had a great weekend! I have been in and added you all to the below training courses. You MUST complete these before Monday 6th July. If I happen to of missed any of the below training courses from your ‘MyLearning’ you can add them yourself by using the catalogue feature. COSHH Covid-19 Secure Essentials of Coronavirus Essentials of Hygiene Essentials of Infection Control Manual Handling First Aid Awareness You should all have access to the Intranet now and received an email from intranet@amertonfarm.co.uk – check your spam file. You can enter Tempus via the

Morning All I hope you are all well and enjoying this lush weather. Just a quick update to advise that the proposed Zoom training will NOT be going ahead tomorrow. A few of you are in online lessons, so we are hoping to reschedule for next week/potentially Saturday. This also gives me some more time to sort the training. Will update in due course. Have a good ‘un Emma Kind Regards, Emma Gregory Office Coordinator

19th June 2029 Good Afternoon #TeamAmerton I hope you are all well and staying alert! We don’t have an update as of yet regarding opening. But as soon as we know, you will know! We have some little updates for you and we have been working on some online training, as well as a hub for all staff forms to sit… and we are pleased to announce we now have a Staff-Intranet! Can you all please register on the staff intranet by 12 midnight on Monday 22nd June 2020. Your registration will be confirmed on Tuesday morning. The email will

Emma has emailed all staff today to ask you to log into the new Staff IntraNet. You may have seen the news Farm Parks are able to open again. However, petting animals is not possible, feeding of animal is also not allowed, outdoor and indoor play is not allowed, the number of people that can visit will be very limited and the cleaning required for toilet facilities are causing some concern, to us. This means it will not be cost effective to open yet, as we would maybe need to reduce admission prices. If social distancing was down, to 1 metre that