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This week: Worker Interviews and I-9's
- Worker Interviews:
To become GAP Connections Certified the GAPC Certification Audit must include worker interviews with twenty percent (20%) of the total workforce. The only exception that would waive the worker interview requirement is if a farm only uses immediate family labor to do ALL of their tobacco work. Immediate family is defined as the spouse, child, parent, or sibling of an owner/operator. Cousins, aunts, uncles, grandchildren, nephews and nieces are not inlcuded. This exception has to be approved by GAPC staff and the grower had to complete the Family Labor Confirmation on the application they submitted.
How many?
There is a minimum of two (2) worker interviews for those operations with more than one (1) worker and a maxium of ten (10) worker interviews for those operations with fifty (50) or more workers.
- I-9's:
Form I-9 is used for verifying the identity and employment authorization of individuals hired for employment in the US.
Who needs them?
All employers must complete and retain Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, for every person they hire for employment after Nov. 6, 1986, in the U.S. as long as the person works for pay or other type of payment.
What will GAPC be looking for?
Auditors will review I-9’s to ensure there is one for every listed worker on the farm.
Need help with completing I-9’s?
https://www.uscis.gov/i-9
In future emails...
- Wage Statements: What is required?
- Certification Scoring: How do I know whether I have achieved Certification?
- Updated 2018 578's
- Housing and Transportation
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