Unions and some politicians are getting behind the idea of guaranteeing workers predictable rosters. But what does it mean and who does it impact?
which includes, among demands for better pay and conditions, a push for clear work times and guaranteed set days off.
In a statement Apple said it was “committed to providing an excellent experience for our customers and teams, and proud to reward all of our valued team members in Australia with strong compensation and exceptional benefits”.Dr Gemma Beale, from Flinders University’s Australian Industrial Transformation Institute, says the phrase “roster justice” refers to what is known in academia as “the problem of work-time insecurity”.
Dr Beale says high levels of work-time insecurity can profoundly impact a person’s health and wellbeing. Though it primarily interferes with basic tasks like maintaining a proper diet, regular exercise or sleep, it can also have other effects like stopping people from attending doctor’s appointments, caring for family, establishing relationships, or maintaining existing ones.
According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics, roughly one in six Australians work on shifts and more than one in five are usually required to be on call or standby. Variable or unpredictable rosters can impact full-time and part-time workers, and while it can affect professions considered prestigious such as health and law, much of the political and union focus on predictability in rostering has focused on people working in casual employment.
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