Expert Author

David Peetz

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David Peetz

Laurie Carmichael Distinguished Research Fellow

David Peetz is Professor Emeritus of Employment Relations at Griffith University. He is a co-researcher at the Interuniversity Centre for Research on Globalisation and Work, Montreal, and a member of the Academy of Social Sciences in Australia.

His most recent book is The Realities and Futures of Work (ANU Press, 2019).

Research by David Peetz

Exploring the Decline in the Labour Share of GDP

Workers’ Share of Economic Pie Shrinks Again Workers’ slice of Australian economic pie gets smaller

By David Peetz, Frances Flanagan, Frank Stilwell, Jim Stanford, Margaret McKenzie, Shaun Wilson

Submission to the Senate Education and Employment Legislation Committee Inquiry into the Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Closing Loopholes) Bill 2023

Experts from the Centre for Future Work recently made a submission to the Senate committee studying the “Closing Loopholes” bill,

By David Peetz, Fiona Macdonald, Jim Stanford

A Better Future for Self-Employment

New Report Reveals Changing Face and Future of Self-Employment This report considers and challenges two common myths about self-employment.

By David Peetz

Employee voice and new rights for workplace union delegates

New rights for volunteer union delegates are set to make workplaces more, not less, cooperative, according to a new analysis.

By David Peetz

Submission to Industrial Relations Victoria Inquiry on Restricting Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDAs) in Workplace Sexual Harassment Cases

NDAs may protect victims’ privacy but power imbalances coerce signatures, silencing survivors, enabling repeat harassment, and obscuring prevalence; greater transparency

By Lisa Heap, David Peetz

The curious incident of low wages growth

A new report considers why wages growth has been so low, despite a tight labour market and a brief surge

By David Peetz

Submission to the Closing Loopholes Review

The Centre's submission says closing workplace law loopholes has boosted job security, pay equity, enforcement, and fairness across Australia’s labour

By David Peetz

Submission to the Senate Select Committee on Productivity in Australia

The Centre's submission shows that Australia’s productivity depends on investing in secure jobs, skills, care industries, and equitable economic policy

By David Peetz