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Probably correct. Yet; everyone is crying about the 437 Visa brigade taking jobs. I don't know the ins and outs of the 437 Visa scenario, but my guess is; we are shooting ourselves in the foot regards to work in Aus in various ways. Everyone wants top dollar, top conditions and complete...

Yep, realise that and I don't care if they waste their time - just pointing out what I've experienced.. But the point I was also making is the lack of volume of home-grown applicants...considering the unemployment is on the increase, apparently.

It is funny, but it is also not funny; we now have a culture where many jobs will not be contemplated by the existing folks. For eg; in the USA - almost never ever saw a "white person" working behind the counter/kitchen at Maccas... Valet car park attendants - never white. Never see...

I have advertised positions at my workshop through a very well known internet employment advertising site on two occasions, and through the local paper a few times as well. The first experience with this mob, I was inundated with applications (via email) from O/S blokes - no doubt looking to...

Same. I've never been out of work for any length of time requiring a Centrelink payment. Always found something to do which paid the bills.

^^ When I was in the USA, you could drive around and on various street corners there would be 20 or 30 blokes hanging around (always South American/Mexican)...looking for work. We had to move to another apartment when in L.A, and had a bit of furniture to shift. I hired a truck, and then drove...

The guy I mentioned had recently left another job.

I know a mechanic who had a job set up for him at another workshop not too far from here, after he lost his job elsewhere... Day one to start work - no show, no phone call and never heard from apparently. :confused:

It means I haven't got the right staff. By atrition I've ended up with the one current bloke, plus me - he's a good mechanic, good bloke and reliable - but effectively a Luddite (still does banking with a passbook FFS). So no real hope of ever getting him into the 20th Century and able (or...

They do. I don't understand your point?

Why be an Employer? Today I feel so sick I just want to lie in bed and sleep all day... But, I cannot take sick days.

I am not failing to grasp the distinction between a smoker and productivity. Smokers are no doubt able to be as productive as a non-smoker; it's the time off work for a smoke that makes them less so when you compare the two. I would hazard a guess that most smokers cannot get through an entire...

Most jobs in life aren't structured this way; most jobs are such that the worker is required to work through their rostered time doing various tasks and roles as required until knock-off time. It is; if it's my business and I am looking for an employee who is going to be the most productive for...

On that note; if I - as an employer - were to ask a prospective worker during a job interview if they were a smoker, this could be deemed as discrimination.

My industry is probably vastly different to the majority of SS workers these days - none of mine have ever needed/need to be on the internet other than to research things for fixing cars, or searching for part suppliers etc...occasionally done, but not for long periods and mostly I do it.. But...

This has come about through an ever-increasing volume of obstacles and potential issues which will end up with Employers having unfair dismissal claims bought against them, as well as the necessity to continue to run a business with staff, but to decrease costs. Do employers want casuals...

Correct. And then they complain that they are "a poor pensioner" when they get to retirement. :rolleyes:

I stand corrected. Short term memory loss. :D By the way; what was the scenario with the "Abandonment of employment" with your employee? Was it a matter of "no shows" with no notification?

I think most industries have approx 11 paid sick days per year for full-time? Super is now 9.25% and going up to 9.5 next July. There are also requirements to provide for redundancy pay and long-service leave for permanents. Not required for casual. Workcare premium (based on amount of...

This is extremely dangerous. We are going to end up with a situation where an Employer cannot criticise the employee's work performance at all; lest they cop a stress leave claim and whatever else. In this world of entitlement, many, many workers will use that loophole to gain a win if they...