30 Sept 2020
WORK180 Response
5yThe first point to address with this review is the incorrect statement around WORK180 having statutory parental leave. Since having 11 employees (now at 35), we have had 8 weeks paid leave in addition to statutory, regardless of gender and no waiting period to take that leave after a person joins. We also provide an additional $2000 payment in superannuation on any unpaid portion of parental leave. This is and has always been public on our own website.
We also do spend money on elevating the brand, the marketing team is the largest company department with the biggest budget. This is also evident in our 500%+ growth in users YoY.
Our recent employee engagement survey (we use Culture Amp) shows a different narrative to what has been written above. In every area, we scored significantly higher than the Australian and UK averages. Examples include:
> Work-life balance: 9% above the Australian average and 6% above the UK average
> Feedback and recognition: 19% above the Australian average and 20% above the UK average
> Leadership: 14% above average across both regions
> Collaboration and Communication: 11% above average across both regions
> Alignment and involvement: 6% above the UK average and 5% above the Australian average
We have a weekly company meeting, depending on time zone and daylight savings could be at 4pm - 6pm if you’re on the east coast of Australia. We understand this can be difficult for people with parental responsibilities (including myself), we have the call at that time to include our UK counterparts to ensure they feel part of the team. When team members are unable to make the call, they can watch the recording of the company meeting the next day.
Regarding the review on the 30 Aug talking about poor hires, I do not condone that review point, and can imagine it may have been hurtful to read if believed it was perhaps aimed personally.