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You’ve read about 85-year old Uncle Goh who is quite an unconventional mature worker.
Now meet his HR Director, Mr Leslie Lenus who is just as unconventional.
We sat down with Leslie for a chat and spoke with him about his job as the Director of Talent & Culture at AccorHotels Singapore and their experience hiring mature workers.
Mr Leslie Lenus
LET’S HEAR A BIT OF YOURSELF?
I am Leslie Lenus and I’ve been with AccorHotels Singapore for the past 7 years.
HOW DOES NOVOTEL VIEW MATURE WORKERS?
The journey started of about 7 years ago when I joined. The standard policy for matured workers was a one-year contract. It was a bit lay-cheh (inconvenient)! So I suggested an open contract (workers above the age of 62 can continue on in their employment without a break) for the mature workers. Then when we came up with the collective agreement with the union, they asked if we have a re-employment policy. I said “No, we have an open contract.”
I feel if people want to work, why limit them? If they are not well, they can choose to retire.
In fact some of these mature workers are actually very good, but don’t want to work full time, because they aren’t working for the money. One of them has a daughter who is actually a Head of Department in a prestigious girls’ school.
HOW MANY WORKERS DO YOU HAVE ABOVE THE AGE OF 70?
We have 6 or 7 of them above the age of 70. We have a carpenter who is 71, our security officer is 75. Some of them have been with us for over 30 years.
Read the full article here: http://bit.Iy/29h7Hio
You’ve read about 85-year old Uncle Goh who is quite an unconventional mature worker.
Now meet his HR Director, Mr Leslie Lenus who is just as unconventional.
We sat down with Leslie for a chat and spoke with him about his job as the Director of Talent & Culture at AccorHotels Singapore and their experience hiring mature workers.
Mr Leslie Lenus
LET’S HEAR A BIT OF YOURSELF?
I am Leslie Lenus and I’ve been with AccorHotels Singapore for the past 7 years.
HOW DOES NOVOTEL VIEW MATURE WORKERS?
The journey started of about 7 years ago when I joined. The standard policy for matured workers was a one-year contract. It was a bit lay-cheh (inconvenient)! So I suggested an open contract (workers above the age of 62 can continue on in their employment without a break) for the mature workers. Then when we came up with the collective agreement with the union, they asked if we have a re-employment policy. I said “No, we have an open contract.”
I feel if people want to work, why limit them? If they are not well, they can choose to retire.
In fact some of these mature workers are actually very good, but don’t want to work full time, because they aren’t working for the money. One of them has a daughter who is actually a Head of Department in a prestigious girls’ school.
HOW MANY WORKERS DO YOU HAVE ABOVE THE AGE OF 70?
We have 6 or 7 of them above the age of 70. We have a carpenter who is 71, our security officer is 75. Some of them have been with us for over 30 years.
Read the full article here: http://bit.Iy/29h7Hio
