Communications staff told to reapply for their jobs

[lurker17260]

Regardless of the politics, this is just devastating for the people involved.

More than 550 public servants at the federal Communications Department will be forced to apply for their own jobs ...... The process, aimed at cutting 125 jobs, marks the first move away from the voluntary redundancies used so far to achieve the government's cull of public service jobs ...... "Waking up and finding out that your department is cutting jobs is bad enough but then to be told you will have to fight your workmates to hang on to your job is worse."

more here

I worked in this department for a while and know a few people still there.  And a young woman in my (almost) immediate family is absolutely devastated at the idea of having to compete with her friends and colleagues for her job.

I know lots of people's jobs are under threat atm but this one has hit me hard because of my personal involvement.

[donnashuggy]

It is a weird way to get rid of people

[poddster]

No it isn't, it should be made standard procedure. ever year or two people should be made to go through the process, and if they are doing their job well they are sure to secure it for the next cycle

[boris1gary]

It's a disgraceful way to treat workers but I suppose it's what we should expect from a government that shows only contempt for working people. No surprises - pfff.  1 million jobs was the promise, must have been a typo, getting closer and closer to 1 million job losses.

[debra9275]

I think it's awful having to reapply for your job over and over. I think teachers have to do it too. One of my friends is a psychologist & I know she has to do it every year and it causes her a lot of stress and paperwork she could really do without.

[lurker17260]

(dare I ask) How many times have you had to reapply for your job? Not a promotion or a sideways movement or any other change, but actually the job you are/were currently doing?

[lurker17260]

Sorry I'm on my phone, that q was meant for poddster

[boris1gary]

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@poddster wrote:

No it isn't, it should be made standard procedure. ever year or two people should be made to go through the process, and if they are doing their job well they are sure to secure it for the next cycle

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most employees are subjected to work reviews on a regular basis there is no need for anymore such time wasting procedures that only lower morale and create fear and dislike in the workplace.

[boris1gary]

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@debra9275 wrote:
I think it's awful having to reapply for your job over and over. I think teachers have to do it too. One of my friends is a psychologist & I know she has to do it every year and it causes her a lot of stress and paperwork she could really do without.

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It is awful and really a waste of time, disrupts productivity and fosters a bad working environment.

[debra9275]

Yes, some people are already weighed under with work & struggle to find the time to do it