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SNAPSHOT
The higher the expectations are to work out of hours, the more likely employees will address personal matters at work.
71%
of Aussie employees address personal matters during work hours.
OF AUSSIES SAY
THEIR EMPLOYER
EXPECTS THEM TO
BE AVAILABLE DURING HOLIDAYS
Across the wider Asia Pacific, this
number rises to 58% of workers.
THE WORK/LIFE BALANCE
The quarterly
Workmonitor & Mobility Index (Wave 2, 2015)
by HR and recruitment specialists Randstad
has found the lines between working hours and private time are blurring in Asia Pacific.
of Australian
workers changed jobs in
the past six months.
41
%
65
%
OF WORKERS IN
APAC ARE EXPECTED
TO BE AVAILABLE
OUTSIDE OF OFFICE HOURS.
However, Aussie workers have the
second lowest employer expectations
(51%) behind Japan (46%).
JOB SATISFACTION
HAS INCREASED TO
70
%
Western Australia
remains one of the
least satisfied states
(64%), even though
it saw a 9% increase
in satisfaction.
25
%
Over half of Aussie
workers (56%)
don’t mind handling
work related
matters in personal
time,
and two
thirds (67%)
are
happy to respond to
calls and emails at
a convenient time.