National is to fast track legislation allowing employers to employ people on trial basis for ninety days. This in effect gives an employee few rights until the ninety day trial is over.
The unscrupulous employers could and almost certainly will take advantage of this exploiting the unsuspecting employees to their companies benefit and sometimes even to their own personal advantage.
Under the present economic conditions there will be a number of people who will be made redundant and looking for new jobs. This may well mean that they need to relocate to gain suitable employment. A ninety day trial adds additional stress and uncertainty to what is already a traumatic life experience. It seems that this legislation has all the advantages weighted towards the employer. The Bright new future looks less certain and decidedly cloudy for the people who will have to work through this new scenario.
