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Fly-in fly-out is a method of employing people in remote areas by flying them temporarily to the work site instead of relocating the employee and their family permanently. It is often abbreviated to FIFO when referring to employment status. This is common in large mining states in Australia.〔(Rio Tinto flies former Gunns workers to its Pilbara mine sites ) ''International Business Times'', published: 17 March 2011, accessed: 21 August 2012〕〔(Fly-in fly-out ) Rio Tinto website, accessed: 21 August 2012〕 Similar to the Fly-in fly-out roster is the DIDO roster, Drive-in drive-out, which has essentially the same benefits and negatives.〔 ==Overview== Rather than relocating the employee and their family to a town near the work site, the employee is flown to the work site where they work for a number of days and are then flown back to their home town for a number of days of rest.〔(7.30 Report - 17 October 2005: Industry supports fly in, fly out operations )〕 Fly-in fly-out is very commonly used in the mining industry, as mines are often in areas far from towns. Employers prefer it when the cost of establishing permanent communities (of sufficient quality to attract families to live locally) will exceed the cost of airfares and temporary housing on the work site. Generally, such sites use portable buildings since there is no long-term commitment to that location (e.g. the mine will close once the minerals have been extracted). Usually a fly-in fly-out job involves working a long shift (e.g. 12 hours each day) for a number of continuous days with all days off spent at home rather than at the work site. As the employee's work days are almost entirely taken up by working, sleeping and eating, there is little need for any recreation facilities at the work site. However, companies are increasingly offering facilities such as pools, tennis courts and gyms as a way of attracting and retaining skilled staff. Employees like such arrangements since their families are often reluctant to relocate to small towns in remote areas where there might be limited opportunities for partner's employment, limited educational choices for children, and poor recreational facilities. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Fly-in fly-out」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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