Planking is one of the newest challenges facing employers. It
involves a person lying face down on an object, taking a photograph
of the stunt and then uploading it to social media sites.
The fad received global publicity recently, when two Australian
workers were dismissed by Santos for planking on two smoke stacks
60 metres in the air at their refinery in South Australia.
The Santos incident follows a number of dismissals where
employees have photographed themselves planking on the job.
Recently, eight Woolworths employees were dismissed after
photographs were published online of the employees lying on top of
meat grinders, display shelves, trolleys and stacks of milk crates
while at work.
