Laws that respect work life balance in Seattle, King County and all of Washington State
Hi, Welcome to my blog. I have been thinking alot lately about the younger generations of workers entering the work force. These workers are way ahead of the law in their expectations about the employee employer relationship. They don't just want work life balance they expect it. They don't just want respect as a human being in the workplace they demand it. In the other hand, I recently spoke with an HR professional for a large area employer. Her take was "we pay you to put stuff in boxes," If that causes you anxiety or if its too hot in the wharehouse (when no one else in complaining) that's a "you" problem. You can see the gap adn resulting tension is clear. Washington State has begun enacting laws that protect all employees and I think that is definetely the right direction to be going. Today I recevied this email from the Seattle Office of Labor Standards outlining the work being done around one such law - The Secure Scheduling law enacted in 2017.