Employees are subject to fair employment terms

Employees who work reasonable hours, who feel secure in their employment, and who are afforded adequate time off are more likely to thrive physically, emotionally, and mentally – in and outside work.

This means that employees must have the right of association (e.g. the right to join – or refrain from joining – a union), the right to reasonable working hours, the right to leisure (e.g. holiday entitlements and overtime pay) and the right to parental leave.

To be Future-Fit a company must do four things:

1. It must ensure the company does not use child labour;
2. It must ensure employees’ freedom of association;
3. It must structure contracts to include fair working hours; and
4. It must accommodate appropriate periods of leave from work.