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Cutting penalty rates will reinforce wage stagnation
The Fair Work Commission’s decision to reduce penalty rates for Sundays and holidays in retail and hospitality jobs will reinforce wage stagnation and further widen income inequality, according to Dr. Jim Stanford, Director of the Centre for Future Work.
“It’s painfully ironic that the Fair Work …
ABCC will do nothing for housing prices: Report
New research from the Centre for Future Work challenges the government’s claim that construction labour costs have pushed up Australian housing prices. Prime Minister Turnbull blamed construction workers and their union for the high cost of housing when he re-introduced the ABCC bill.
Key finding…
New figures show Australians taking less annual leave
The Centre for Future Work published a report revealing a growing number of Australian workers do not qualify for, or are not taking, their entitled paid holiday leave.
Almost one-third (32%) of workers don’t have access to paid holiday leave
Over half of those with annual leave didn’t take thei…
Go Home on Time: Wednesday 23 November
This year’s Go Home on Time Day is Wednesday, November 23. Visit our special Go Home on Time Day website for more information, to download posters and other materials, and use our online calculator to estimate the value of YOUR unpaid overtime. The focus of this year’s Go Home on Time Day is the threat…
What’s Wrong With Privatization?
You know that the tides of public opinion are starting to turn, when even the head of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, Mr. Rod Sims, will come out in public and criticize the usual claims that privatization is good for efficiency and national well-being. Our Director Jim Stanford recently spoke with Unions NSW about…
Denying The Downside Of Globalization Won’t Stop Populism
The rise of anti-globalization sentiment, including in Australia, poses a big challenge to mainstream politicians who’ve been trumpeting the virtues of free trade for decades. Treasurer Scott Morrison recently started pushing back, delivering a staunch defense of globalization to an audience in Sydney. Like other world leaders responding to the wave of populism, Mr. Morrison doubled down…