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The whole debate surrounding the IR reforms seems to be about money.What about safety? Surely going home safe and healthy at the end of the day is far more important than earning 10% more working for someone who cuts corners with safety? I'm quite happy having to work longer than average hours for roughly average pay because my employer has a very strong safety policy in an industry where the risks are significant.What about life outside work? I work hours such that 10 days paid work is done over a period of 9 days so every second Friday is a day off. A good idea IMO and no doubt it benefits the employer too since nobody has a need to organise their private business during work time as often happens if you are always at work when banks, lawyers or whoever is open. That ought to lead to higher productivity than 9 to 5 Monday to Friday.What about job security? Personally, I would much rather have some certainty about ongoing employment than earn a few $ more. In my opinion security does far more to increase overall happiness in life than a bit of extra money would. As for this idea of constantly changing jobs, no thanks! I accept that many workers have no choice but it must be costing the employers an absolute fortune. Obviously if varies between industries but in my case it takes about 3 years to get someone who is already a qualified tradesman fully trained up in the detail of the work and able to work without supervision. The work is specialised and there simply isn't anyone out there who has experience and the consequences of a mistake are such that risks have to be minimised. Alternatively, an apprentice could be taken on but that takes 4 years. Management simply couldn't afford a high staff turnover, hence their focus on things which encourage those looking for stability such as safety, working hours etc rather than simply offering a bit more money and attracting the itinerant types.
The whole debate surrounding the IR reforms seems to be about money.
What about safety? Surely going home safe and healthy at the end of the day is far more important than earning 10% more working for someone who cuts corners with safety? I'm quite happy having to work longer than average hours for roughly average pay because my employer has a very strong safety policy in an industry where the risks are significant.
What about life outside work? I work hours such that 10 days paid work is done over a period of 9 days so every second Friday is a day off. A good idea IMO and no doubt it benefits the employer too since nobody has a need to organise their private business during work time as often happens if you are always at work when banks, lawyers or whoever is open. That ought to lead to higher productivity than 9 to 5 Monday to Friday.
What about job security? Personally, I would much rather have some certainty about ongoing employment than earn a few $ more. In my opinion security does far more to increase overall happiness in life than a bit of extra money would.
As for this idea of constantly changing jobs, no thanks! I accept that many workers have no choice but it must be costing the employers an absolute fortune. Obviously if varies between industries but in my case it takes about 3 years to get someone who is already a qualified tradesman fully trained up in the detail of the work and able to work without supervision. The work is specialised and there simply isn't anyone out there who has experience and the consequences of a mistake are such that risks have to be minimised. Alternatively, an apprentice could be taken on but that takes 4 years. Management simply couldn't afford a high staff turnover, hence their focus on things which encourage those looking for stability such as safety, working hours etc rather than simply offering a bit more money and attracting the itinerant types.
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