Avoiding Bad Corporate Behavior
Stephen Bevan recently wrote about an experience he had in which a company had contacted a young relative of his, appearing to have offered him a job. However, after having read the offer himself, Bevan realized that said company was not, in fact, offering a job at all, but rather a freelance contract. This was only one of his examples of the ways companies are exploiting young people that are desperate for jobs.
These companies know that the current economy and large unemployment pool offers perfect opportunities for less-than-commendable behavior. And that behavior is making people with jobs even more skittish. The 2012 Skills and Employment Survey revealed that anxiety about losing one’s job is scary-high, and worrisome practices like coming into work while sick are on the rise.
Bevan, however, tries to remain optimistic. He believes, and rightfully so, that not all employers seek to exploit, but rather to protect. And he believes that there are still more good guys than bad in the business world. But he brings up that we need to shine more light on employee exploitation if we want things to change.
Read Bevan’s full article here.
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