The original idea
A worker stands at the gates of the docks hoping for work. The boss approaches the fence separating dozens of huge containers from those milling outside wanting to unload them.
“30 workers!” is the call.
The first 30 file inside, heads counted as they pass; a day’s work in front of them.
Some companies even let employees decide how much leave to take. For example
Recently, Virgin Group announced through its CEO Richard Branson, that it would be removing its workplace policy that limits holidays for employees. The ‘no policy’ approach to annual leave is to be implemented as a flexible working policy measure that allows all salaried staff to take off as much time as they want, whenever they want with no managerial monitoring of time away from work. The announcement was made during school holidays in Australia.
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The Coalition Government has taken its first step to introduce business friendly industrial relations changes to greenfields enterprise agreements, right of entry and protected industrial action.
Continue Reading First round of IR changes under the new Government pending
With the exponential growth in the world of social media, it is important that employers are well versed as to the impact it can have on recruitment, employment and termination of employment. Provided employers tread carefully, they can reap the benefits that social media provides without putting themselves at risk of claims by their potential, current or former employees. We set out below some of the key issues.
Continue Reading Social media in the workplace – the good and the bad