'These kind of work perks have really gone too far'
Some employers may be onboard with “Bare Minimum Mondays,” but others think that's creating a "culture of entitlement," according to reports.
Bare Minimum Mondays is newer workplace trend that enables employees to do the bare minimum at the start of the work week.
But this shouldn't be the case at work, where employees are supposed to do their job at the hours they have agreed to, according to Craig Sneesby, managing director at U & U Recruitment Partners.
"You are setting a really poor standard if we accept a mediocre start to the week. I would not expect any high achieving worker to want to get involved in this trend," he told news.com.au. "It creates a space for workers to be lazy and generates a culture of entitlement."
Previous advocates of Bare Minimum Mondays claim that implementing the scheme allows staff to carry out work that they weren't able to do over the weekend, such as packing lunches, taking dogs for a walk, among others.
But Craig insisted that such tasks are for the weekend, which is also the time to recharge.
"These kind of work perks have really gone too far. It just is not sustainable," he told the news outlet.
Flexibility in the workplace
The rise of Bare Minimum Mondays stems from the need to give employees more flexibility when in the workplace. Adelaide-based marketing manager Caitlin Winter called it a "way of working a little softer,” according to news.com.au.
But for Craig, taking a blanketed approach is "usually not very useful." In deciding their flexibility policy, the director said they initiated discussion with employees on an individual basis to determine what's best for them.
"Some employees, such as single parents or those looking after family members, need more flexibility. And I totally believe that the right employees can be just as productive working from home," he told news.com.au.
