Millionaire property mogul Tim Gurner, who beforehand made waves for suggesting younger Australians reduce their brunch spending in the event that they needed to purchase a home, has garnered extra controversy after popping out in assist for a steep rise within the nation’s jobless fee.
Mr Gurner attracted international condemnation after airing his views to a Sydney viewers on Tuesday.
His feedback got here in response to a query about immigration ranges in Australia, the place he mentioned a prevailing perspective of laziness had held again productiveness development.
“I think the problem that we’ve had is that people decided they didn’t really want to work so much any more through COVID. And that has had a massive effect on productivity,” he mentioned.
“You know, tradies have definitely pulled back on productivity.
“They have been paid a lot to do not too much in the last few years, and we need to see that change.
“We need to see unemployment rise – unemployment has to jump 40 to 50 per cent, in my view.
“We need to see pain in the economy. We need to remind people that they work for the employer, not the other way around.
“There’s been a systematic change where employees feel the employer is extremely lucky to have them, as opposed to the other way around. It’s a dynamic that has to change.”
Mr Gurner’s feedback have been extensively panned with neighborhood leaders, Federal MPs and even a well known US politician slamming the property developer for his flippant remarks.
Writing on X, the social media platform previously often known as Twitter, AMA President Steve Robson was amongst notable critics labelled Mr Gurner’s commentary “breathtakingly irresponsible”.
“Unemployment is associated with a range of adverse health outcomes including suicide,” he mentioned.
“I say this with some confidence having studied suicide and unemployment.”
Telstra board member Ming Long mentioned Mr Gurner’s feedback had left her “speechless”.
“Would you want to work for #TimGurner?” she wrote on LinkedIn.
“What many “successful” folks neglect is the function of probability of their life; to keep in mind that their success will not be utterly deserved, that there have been many individuals serving to them alongside the best way.
“Just a tip to people aspiring to be leaders — remember to be #human, arm yourself with #humility, #empathy and #courage. It will hold you in good stead for your entire career.”
Domestically, Federal MPs from each main events hit out at Mr Gurner, with Liberal MP Keith Wolahan, Senator Andrew Bragg and Labor MP Julian Hill amongst these condemning the feedback.
US congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez additionally took to X to bash the Melbourne-based developer.
“Reminder that major CEOs have skyrocketed their own pay so much that the ratio of CEO-to-worker pay is now at some of the highest levels *ever* recorded,” she wrote.
Mr Gurner is greatest recognized in WA for his makes an attempt to redevelop the Chellingworth Motors website in Nedlands.
The multi-million-dollar Stirling Highway growth has been constantly opposed by City of Nedlands councillors.
Mr Gurner has been contacted for remark.
Source: www.perthnow.com.au
