International Federation of Social Workers’ Post

Well finally someone starting to touch on some of the real issues in social work which is poor management and leadership.

This article is absolutely correct. There seem to be so many inexperienced managers in post currently who lack specialist knowledge and dont have the necessary leadership skills. The current crop of management are very protective of their roles and when it comes to providing support to a practitioner at a difficult time such as during a disciplinary process, they turn a blind eye . So we wonder why so many are leaving the profession.

A survey found that working from home was one of the top four reasons cited by social workers who said they were planning to leave the profession in the next three years. Read more at https://buff.ly/4doLNFU #workfromhome #wfh #workingfromhome #remotework

Your business can save R1M by reducing absenteeism by 2% Occupational Care South Africa (OCSA) has estimated that between 15% and 30% of staff can be absent on any given day. Two out of three absent employees are not physically ill. At 15%, this equates to 38 days of paid leave. Other sources find that South African companies’ average absenteeism rate ranges between 3.5% and 6%, equating to 8 to 15 days per worker annually. For a company with 50 employees, this translates to approximately 400 to 750 productive days lost annually. The sources range, but one thing is certain, reducing absenteeism by just a small margin, can save business millions. Behavioural science can help reduce absenteeism by giving leaders the frameworks for positive cultures that offer support, bring in intrinsic motivation, build social norms that transfer to new employees automatically and individuals that thrive. Do you agree with this? Sources: https://lnkd.in/dS2kbFy8 https://lnkd.in/d8mx-tNp https://lnkd.in/dKb7bhdA

It is very simple. People need to have flexible caseloads that allow them to do their job properly, within their contracted hours, and efficiently. Also, stop the hero syndrome for social workers. We are not heroes. We are workers employed to do a job. You don’t expect someone in a warehouse to continue to work for free after their shift ends. Why should you expect social workers to do that? #socialwork #change #childprotection #safeguarding

According to several reports, the unorganised sector employs about 83% of the entire workforce. 92.4% of them have no written contracts, paid leaves, or other benefits. These people work in hazardous conditions - physically, mentally, emotionally, often risking their lives for livelihood. These people aren't covered under the labour codes, they aren't getting social security and minimum wage. We, the people who constantly advocate for people to quit toxic workplaces, or we advocate for safer workplaces - how many of us are thinking about the informal workers? (Not rhetorical. I know some of you are doing great work on this! Chime in with your thoughts please - you know who you are!) Can they quit their toxic workplaces? Unlikely. They do have options, but the basic nature of their work entails encountering environmental toxicity. The employers who employ them have more options simply because of the size of the unorganised workforce. Think about the miners, think about the people who built the building you're in right now (or the road, if you're outside). In fact, if these workers quit their toxic workplaces, quite a bit of public peace and comfort will be disturbed. On the other hand, these workers have fewer opportunities to develop skills that can get them into the organised labour sector due to the vicious cycle that povery, unemployment, cost of living, and capitalism in general is. When we advocate for workplace wellness, are we advocating for these workers also? By and large, this responsibility seems to have gotten delegated to the under-resourced, under-compensated, and under staffed social development and impact sector and labour rights activists. Interestingly, these activists and organisations in the social development and impact sector do not build their brands as DEIB consultants/organisations. What would it mean for the economy and focus of the national budget if we were to aim to make the unorganised sector healthy as workplaces, so that this vast section of the workforce could experience a higher quality of life? #RandomQuestionsMakingYouThink #inclusion #ToxicWorkplace #InformalLabor #UnorganisedSector #WellbeingAtWork Photo 254943185 © Aidan Berlinghoff | Dreamstime.com

A survey found that working from home was one of the top four reasons cited by social workers who said they were planning to leave the profession in the next three years. Read more at https://buff.ly/4doLNFU #workfromhome #wfh #workingfromhome #remotework

What's the latest with social care? 📈 Demand is increasing and expected to continue to climb 🪑 High vacancy rates and high staff turnover 0️⃣ A quarter of social care workers are on zero-hours contracts 💰 Pay is among the lowest in the UK economy 🏆 Opportunities for progression are limited Desperately in need of investment - faced with growing demand and in excess of 150,000 vacancies - is this social care crisis fixable? What else should be done? We asked the people who know - the care workers themselves. We shadowed domiciliary care workers in our six month action research project to understand the challenges they face and listen to their insights into how to fix them. Here's what we found out: https://lnkd.in/ezd-m77f