Frances is a Senior Lecturer in the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) Faculty of Law. Her academic research focuses on the intersections between labour law, environmental issues and changing formations of technology, gender and migration. She is the co-author of the book Work and Industrial Relations Policy in Australia (2025, Bristol University Press), a monograph published by Oxford University Press, and numerous journal articles on the regulation of work. Outside academia, Frances has practiced as a lawyer in the not-for-profit sector and served as National Research Director for the United Workers Union (formerly United Voice).
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Frances Flanagan
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The informal work practices of the so-called “gig” economy are widening existing cracks in Australia’s system of labour regulations, and
Workers’ Share of Economic Pie Shrinks Again Workers’ slice of Australian economic pie gets smaller
The unprecedented insecurity of work in Australia’s economy – with the labour market buffeted by technology, globalisation, and new digital