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The Centre for Future Work is an independent research centre focused on making the world of work better for working people and their families.

We conduct and publish progressive economic and social research on work, employment, and labour markets. Our research concerns the issues facing working people including the future of jobs, wages and income distribution, skills and training, workers’ rights and working conditions, sector and industry directions, the role of government and public services and more. The Centre develops timely and practical policy proposals.

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Yes, lockdowns mean lost jobs. But data shows that not locking down causes much more economic damage

With new stay-at-home orders covering many parts of the province, Ontarians are settling in for...

Pandemic Exacerbated Inequality, Insecurity in Australia’s Labour Market

A year-end review of the dramatic changes in Australia’s labour market in 2020 has confirmed...

2020 Year-End Labour Market Review: Insecure Work and the Covid-19 Pandemic

December 30, 2020 by Dan Nahum and Jim Stanford EconomicsLaw, Society & Culture Australia’s labour market experienced unprecedented volatility...

IR Bill Will Cut Wages & Accelerate Precarity

The Morrison government has proposed sweeping changes to labour laws that will expand unilateral employer...

Call for Applications: Laurie Carmichael Distinguished Fellow

We have launched a search for the first Carmichael Fellow. Please see the below call...

New Research Centre Established to Honour Union Leader Laurie Carmichael

A new research centre dedicated to the legacy of one of Australia’s greatest union leaders...

Profile: Combining Economics and Social Justice

We are pleased to reprint (download below), with kind permission from In the Black, this...

Porter IR Bill a Wish List for Business

Industrial Relations Minister Christian Porter tabled an omnibus bill on 9 December containing multiple amendments...

A Women’s Agenda for COVID-Era Reconstruction

Women have been uniquely and disproportionately impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic and resulting recession: losing...

Australian workplaces unprepared for rising heat stress in light of climate change

Last Summer’s devastating Black Summer bushfires exposed the under-preparedness of Australian workplaces to the serious...

Unpaid Overtime Rife, Despite Shift to “Work from Home”

New research has revealed that almost three-quarters of Australians “working from home” are doing at...

The Pandemic is Our Clarion Call to Rebuild Good Jobs

Victorians emerging from lockdowns now confront Australia’s harsh COVID-era work reality marked by more insecure...