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Originally Posted by Ab
There are two sharp divisions of opinion here by the looks of things.
People who have started a business and/or have been personally responsible for hiring employees think the probation period is a great idea, people who haven't think it's terrible.
People who have worked overseas think it's a great idea, people who have never worked anywhere other than NZ think it's terrible.
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Good synopsis, basically anyone who has overseas work experience sees a probation as the norm. What ppl are ignoring you have to go through the traditional HR process of 3 written warnings to get rid of someone within the 3 months anyway, its not like you can just walk up and say pack your crap and get out.
The new one is getting rid of the 'mental health' days
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/poli...ne-day-sickies
This has been in OZ for a few years now, when you are sure that someone is taking the piss you can request a medical certificate to prove someone has a legitimate reason to take a day off, while it might not deter someone who wants to take a sickie, you can force them to front up to a doctor and spend money to justify it. It works really well with employees who have a string of Friday/Monday sick days..