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Michael Angwin

Clock-watching won't drive the productivity we need

Business has done too little to earn the trust needed for the flexible workplaces that are essential for higher productivity.

Michael AngwinFormer IR adviser

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Retailer Coles and professional services giant PwC are going back to antediluvian clocking-in and time sheets, effectively re-regulating their internal labour markets.

But the real legacy of the recent wage underpayment sagas is a broader mistrust of business, and higher hurdles to achieving the productivity improvements that everybody wants.

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Michael Angwin is a former industrial relations adviser. He is author of 'Playing in the Twilight'

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    Original URL: https://www.afr.com/policy/economy/clock-watching-won-t-drive-the-productivity-we-need-20200219-p542e7