I met an Indonesian woman who had migrated to Australia for more than 10 years. She enjoyed the quality of life in Australia. She works the required number of hours and goes back home to spend time with the family. If she works extra hours, she is allowed to take the same number of hours off later in the month, under a flexible work scheme. The turnover rate is quite low, as most people enjoyed the work environment and the quality of life.
She had worked in Singapore for several years previously and found that the job hopping rate was unacceptably high. It was quite common for people to move from one job to another, mainly to earn a higher pay. Her view about the high job hopping in Singapore agrees with what I have also observed.
She had worked in Singapore for several years previously and found that the job hopping rate was unacceptably high. It was quite common for people to move from one job to another, mainly to earn a higher pay. Her view about the high job hopping in Singapore agrees with what I have also observed.
Bad HRM ... LOL.
ReplyDeleteRead my comment posting on i-HRM in TODAY here :-
http://bit.ly/z5uUVN
I thought I'd add a bit more explanation to this.
ReplyDeleteIn the Australian system, wages are not the only form of renumeration that people look out for and many of the other benefits are designed to encourage employees to stay at the one company for a longer period of time.
In most jobs, your wage will automatically increase each year, your leave entitlements will grow, you may be able to access more education through your employer and at some point you will become eligible for long service leave. Wages in most industries are negotiated between unions, on behalf of employees, and large companies or industry groups representing several companies, meaning that wages tend to be set at a comparable, fair level across the industry and wages tend not to differ greatly between similar jobs. Because the wage differences are generally small, and the minimum and award wages are set at a level that allows everyone to live reasonably comfortably, there is less reason to jump from one job to another in search of a better wage. Once a person finds a company they are happy working in, where they enjoy good relations with their co-workers, there is often little reason to move until they get bored. This system also encourages good relationships between employers and employees, as it is the relationships, rather than money, that are likely to encourage people to stay longer.