Sanity prevails, but not in Australia
It's okay to surf the net at work, US employment judge says:
One guy was told he'd be sacked if he attended the birth of his child. Another was sacked for requesting light duties after a workplace accident. Two apprentices were sacked the day the new laws came into force. And, inevitably, one guy for refusing to work on Anzac day.
It should be observed that the Internet has become the modern equivalent of a telephone or a daily newspaper, providing a combination of communication and information that most employees use as frequently in their personal lives as for their work.Thank God, or Allah or whoever, for employment law and regulated workplaces! There are more than a few Aussies praying they had theirs back right now.
One guy was told he'd be sacked if he attended the birth of his child. Another was sacked for requesting light duties after a workplace accident. Two apprentices were sacked the day the new laws came into force. And, inevitably, one guy for refusing to work on Anzac day.
posted by Rob O'Neill at 8:09 PM
3 Comments:
I love the bit about the Anzac Day guy not being a "team player". Laugh? I'd have handed me fags round if smoking wasn't a sackable offence. If I had any fags.
I think I might be with you on this guys.
I generally believe in flexible work practices but if employers abuse their new powers , it will only backfire on them.
Either morale in the workplace will fall and hit productivity, or bad publicity for the law will increase the likelihood of a Labor government, even if the federal Labor Party under Kim Beazley seems a bit of a shambles.
Call me a wet liberal if you want, but I have always believed that employers will only get the best out of their workers, if they do their best for their workers.
Acting like some Victorian (as in C19) overlord is not the best way to get the best out of your staff.
Present company excepted, but I have worked for several employers who have behaved like Victorian overlords. Did I do my best? Did I stay long? Were their businesses successful? Hell, no!
Steady on, Darren. You'll be joining us for a chorus of The Red Flag next.
http://www.comms.dcu.ie/sheehanh/connell.htm
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