Originally Posted by
Colonel_Klink
What’s also apparent to me is that since the pandemic, those that are ‘office workers’ have significantly more flexibility in when and how they work, and things like Working From Home give that employee considerable benefits to their personal lives.
This is an understated detail that no one seems to be recognising. A large section of society have been gifted huge improvements to their work life balance since 2020. This to me, would be comparable to a 20% pay rise, although everyone will differ in how much they think time at home is worth.
When it comes to our next eba ‘negotiation’ we shouldn’t be comparing ourselves to how other workers have fared in monetary terms alone. We should be looking at all of these work/life improvements and saying “we’d like some of those as well please”. Or the financial equivalent. Personally I’d take the time at home.