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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, and develop timely and practical policy proposals.

Our research concerns the issues facing working people such as the future of jobs, wages and income distribution, skills and training, workers’ rights and working conditions, sector and industry directions, and the role of government and public services.

 

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Why is Job Quality Worsening?

Over time, insecure work has become more prevalent in the Australian economy. Key drivers of...

Video: Myth & Reality About Technology, Skills & Jobs

We are constantly told that the world of work is being turned upside down by...
Commonwealth can afford $10b for Aged Care recommendations

New research: Commonwealth can afford $10b for Aged Care recommendations

Initial improvements in aged care funding should proceed immediately, even before new revenue measures are...

Rage & Optimism as an Activist Economist

Crikey is reclaiming the “angry woman” trope in a new column about what women achieve...

Expansion of Employer Power to Use Casual Work Hurts Women Most

As women lead mobilisations against workplace gendered violence, the federal government passed legislation expanding employer...

Wrecking superannuation, not protecting women, is the government’s priority

It doesn’t matter what the crisis, when it comes to the Morrison government the message...
Women’s casual job surge widens gender pay gap

Casual job surge widens gender pay gap

New research shows Australia’s recovery from the pandemic recession has widened the gender pay gap....

Business Council of Australia research confirms Centre for Future Work research

The Business Council of Australia (BCA) has today released a report which confirms trends described...

Omnibus IR bill will further reduce wage growth

New research by the Australia Institute’s Centre for Future Work shows the Federal Government’s omnibus...

Migrant workers abandoned in the COVID recovery

Migrant workers abandoned in the COVID recovery

COVID continues to sweep Europe and the US, while Australia celebrates near-elimination of community transmission....

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

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...