ACTU secretary Sally McManus is hopeful more companies start introducing the extra five days off that could help build a case to the Fair Work Commission for all employers to introduce the policy.
Time management has always been a challenge for single mum and full-time IKEA business leader Fatimah Alhuseini but since the company introduced five weeks of annual leave, she feels she is more efficient in her work life and has more rest time in her personal life.
at the ACTU Congress earlier this month, with the eventual goal for everyone to have five weeks of leave.Alhuseini, who lives in Western Sydney’s Lakemba, said the extra week meant she could take a few days during school holidays to save money on holiday care, take time to celebrate the upcoming Muslim holiday Eid al-Adha, and have time left over for a holiday.“There were always challenges of taking holidays or adequate holidays.
“There would need to be a demonstration that this is something that workers are wanting to take up, and we can see that that’s the case in the unionised areas, and so we’re going to continue to push it,” she said. Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s chief of policy and advocacy David Alexander warned against forcing this proposal on every business in Australia.“It doesn’t add up, we all do less work, we all get the same pay, the proposal doesn’t add up.”
“ is not a margin that we’ve adjusted on for 50 years now, but maybe it’s time to do that, especially in an environment where the sort of wage growth has been a bit lower.”
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