South African employers cutting back on remote working benefits

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deweyzeph said:
I doubt it. There's so much competition for skilled workers that they will simply quit to go work for companies that do offer the ability to work from home. In an economy with a major skills shortage it's the employees that call the shots, not the employers.
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100%

One of my friends, a specialized psychometrist, stays in SA but leads a global companies training division, all remote.

Living in PE but earning $150K a year

The dream lol
 
RudderVator said:
Probably the Gov and Auto industry having a fit that people do not need a car anymore or spend R4000 a month on petrol.
Lost taxes etc.

Probably another background reason this was done.
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You are very close to the truth. Our company was asked by Government to bring employees back to the office because they want people to spend money in the economy (think coffee, lunches, fuel, deliveries etc. etc.)
 
Gaz{M} said:
You are very close to the truth. Our company was asked by Government to bring employees back to the office because they want people to spend money in the economy (think coffee, lunches, fuel, deliveries etc. etc.)
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Interesting.
I was having a conversation with an Uber driver last week about WFH.
The poor guy had a coffee trailer at Techno park that is no longer profitable so he is now an Uber driver. Really sucks for the small guys who depend on it. We often just think of the big companies that own the buildings we rake in R200k rent.
 
Quicks said:
You know the lazy ones will cry discrimination and as per usual then everyone need to cater for the useless and be back at the office.
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Seriously, sc** them. I'm sick of being dragged down by lazy, incompetent people full of excuses, who would do a service to humanity if they were never born. Let them whine - from their desk in the office. Not everyone is cut out to work unsupervised, but that doesn't mean that many of us can't. Society doesn't work in a civilised way when some are punished for others' crimes. Imagine if they did this with criminal matters? (Well, OFFICIALLY they don't, at any rate.)
 
Gaz{M} said:
You are very close to the truth. Our company was asked by Government to bring employees back to the office because they want people to spend money in the economy (think coffee, lunches, fuel, deliveries etc. etc.)
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Disgusting if the company complies. The government is the reason people struggle and then they insist we spend more money? :mad:
 
Vanessa13 said:
Seriously, sc** them. I'm sick of being dragged down by lazy, incompetent people full of excuses, who would do a service to humanity if they were never born. Let them whine - from their desk in the office. Not everyone is cut out to work unsupervised, but that doesn't mean that many of us can't. Society doesn't work in a civilised way when some are punished for others' crimes. Imagine if they did this with criminal matters? (Well, OFFICIALLY they don't, at any rate.)
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In the corporate world it's always the one cnt that fcks it up for the rest. But then business apply a blanket rule so it don't happen again.

What can you do. Just the way it has worked for decades.
 
Vanessa13 said:
Disgusting if the company complies. The government is the reason people struggle and then they insist we spend more money? :mad:
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I don't think it is a completely unreasonable request (note: it was a request, not a demand). Yes, our economy is stronger if people spend money.

But i think it is narrowminded that people working from home is the reason the economy is struggling.
 
Gaz{M} said:
I don't think it is a completely unreasonable request (note: it was a request, not a demand). Yes, our economy is stronger if people spend money.

But i think it is narrowminded that people working from home is the reason the economy is struggling.
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In fact, people working from home probably have more time to shop than those in an office. No one over their shoulders saying 'get off that shopping site and back to work' (insert whip cracking).
 
Quicks said:
In the corporate world it's always the one cnt that fcks it up for the rest. But then business apply a blanket rule so it don't happen again.

What can you do. Just the way it has worked for decades.
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Yeah, but it's still BS and I'm sick of it, as are countless others, no doubt. Corporate punishment does not instill loyalty.
 
Vanessa13 said:
In fact, people working from home probably have more time to shop than those in an office. No one over their shoulders saying 'get off that shopping site and back to work' (insert whip cracking).
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Wait.... people want to actually go out and shop? :oops:
 
Vanessa13 said:
Yeah, but it's still BS and I'm sick of it, as are countless others, no doubt. Corporate punishment does not instill loyalty.
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Loyalty? Don't think that exists anymore. Everyone is there for the money. You work you get paid and the company make profits.
 
From from 1 to 2 to 3 days back then back to 2.

I can live with 2 in office could do zero but 3 days WFH is still awesome, im not required to be in certain times so go in after traffic and leave before traffic so all good!
 
Is there a link between WFH and pay - are jobs that require you to be in-office higher paid? Or just a case of if you can get remote and want remote, then good for you, you need to find a job that offers that?
 
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