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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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Scare Tactics for Corporate Tax Cuts Do Not Stand Fact Checks

“Trump tax cuts: Scott Morrison warns business will abandon Australia while we are at the...

Job Growth No Guarantee of Wage Growth

“‘Remarkable’ jobs growth raises hopes for wages” was the headline for a recent Sydney Morning...

The Future of Work is What We Make It

To receive a copy of the full Fabians Society booklet, please visit their website. There...

The Paradox of Rising Underemployment and Growing Hours

Paradoxically, underemployment and number of hours actually worked are both on the rise in Australia....
Dogged manufacturing sector

Dogged manufacturing sector quietly adds 40,000 jobs

Ahead of a National Manufacturing Summit, a new report outlines the industry’s dogged resilience in...

Budget Wrap-Up

Several commentators have highlighted the budget’s highly optimistic assumptions regarding future job-creation and wage growth...

Economists Debunk Job-Creation Claims of Penalty Rate Cut

The Fair Work Commission has ruled that penalty rates for Sunday and public holiday work...

Don’t Pop Champagne Corks Over Longest Growth Streak

On April 1, Australia will surpass the Netherland’s old record to mark the longest unbroken...
Pain of penalty rate cuts

Pain of penalty rate cuts can not be avoided through transition measures

Analysis from The Australia Institute’s Centre for Future Work has shown that proposals for phasing...

Employers’ pyrrhic penalty rates win reflects self-defeating economics

The Fair Work Commission unveiled its long-awaited decision on penalty rates for Sunday and holiday...

Cutting penalty rates will reinforce wage stagnation

The Fair Work Commission’s decision to reduce penalty rates for Sundays and holidays in retail...

ABCC will do nothing for housing prices: Report

New research from the Centre for Future Work challenges the government’s claim that construction labour...