I’ve worked for “certified” employers of choice and I’ve implemented strategies to make other organizations THE one to work for – acknowledged by those who really count, employees. My standards may be too high, though, when determining what defines an EOC (employer of choice). I can’t say that those with the distinction lived up to the moniker in reality.
The Broken Laws and Unprotected Workers Survey may now be confirming what I suspected all along. Wage and hour violations and retaliation against employees are not only on the rise but are entrenched in practice for more than 25% of the workforce. Those conducting the survey sought out the feedback of employees that are often excluded or aren’t easily accessible. These survey results may, therefore, be the most representative of workplace reallity.
One might argue that the niceties of the workplace have deteriorated because of the economy but the survey was conducted over an extended period of time and initiated prior to the financial crash. Just because times are bad, doesn’t give anyone permission to behave badly. Employers should always behave with character. Remember better conditions are on the horizon. 4 million search for work online daily and by 2030, it is projected there will be a shortfall of talent, leaving 35 million jobs unfilled.
We cannot measure our effectiveness as leaders when employees have no choice. We have to measure our effectiveness when employees have many good choices and they choose to work with us.
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