Average Aussie here. "Presenteeism" is totally a thing here too. I would argue that linking pay to product, rather than linking pay to timesheet would get peopl

Average Aussie here. "Presenteeism" is totally a thing here too. I would argue that linking pay to product, rather than linking pay to timesheet would get people to work more. Directly link motivation! But linking pay-to-product can be a hard problem! Long story short (I have refactored this comment a few times), employees are "significant investors" in the business and should be paid as such. Stock options are a perfect example of this. Note the "significant" bit though. Most places with "stock options" do it as a token option. A bargaining chip of employment, to negotiate and minimise costs for the company. In Australia, mostly not an option at all. Which leads to your: "You want people to work harder? Pay them more for it. Or at least fairly" Or as I think: If I don't have skin in the game then why should I care?