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Possibly Surprising Insights on the Future of Work

His presentation was “5 Possibly Surprising Insights on the Future of Work”. More detail on...

Centre for Future Work at #ACTUCongress18

Come and check out our information booth in the exhibitors’ area: meet our staff, learn...
Penalty rate cuts fail to ignite jobs boom

Penalty rate cuts fail to ignite jobs boom

Reduced Sunday and holiday penalty rates for retail and hospitality workers failed to ignite the...

Manufacturing Rebound Could Be Cut Short By Skills Shortage

Manufacturing rebound could be cut short by skills shortage

The manufacturing sector has an urgent need for an effort to strengthen vocational education and...

The Dimensions of Insecure Work in Australia

The report, The Dimensions of Insecure Work: A Factbook, reviews eleven statistical indicators of the...

Insecure work: The New Normal

Most Australians know in their guts that it’s pretty hard to find a traditional permanent...
For first time, less than half of workers have a ‘standard job’

For first time, less than half of workers have a ‘standard job’

There is a clear and multi-faceted deterioration in the overall stability of Australians' work....

A Comprehensive and Realistic Strategy for More and Better Jobs

The Australian Council of Trade Unions has released a major policy paper outlining an ambitious,...
Government spending power could support stronger wage growth

Government spending power could support stronger wage growth

Proactive policy efforts are always necessary to broadly distribute the fruits of economic growth to...
Don’t blame it on the deficit WA

Don’t blame it on the deficit: WA

A new report responds to the call for fiscal austerity and public sector downsizing in...

Wages Crisis Has Obvious Solutions

Mainstream economists and conservative political leaders profess “surprise” at the historically slow pace of wage...

The Difference Between Trade and ‘Free Trade’

U.S. President Donald Trump’s recent trade policies (including tariffs on steel and aluminium that could...