Research Papers from the Centre for Future Work.
This report critically responds to the call for fiscal austerity and public sector downsizing, being made in response to the
Workers compensation benefits in New South Wales were dramatically reduced in 2012 by a newly-elected state government, citing an alleged
A new proposal for a portable training system for disability support workers under the NDIS would help to ensure the
The present submission questions the Business Council of Australia’s (BCA) Commitment to increasing investment, employment and wages in the event
The first National Manufacturing Summit was held at Australian Parliament House, Canberra, in June 2017, organised by the Centre for
By Tom Barnes
Uber’s rapid growth in point-to-point transportation services has become the most potent symbol of the growth of the so-called ‘gig
By Jim Stanford
Workers in all parts of the economy are confronting twin threats from accelerating changes in technology and automation, and the
In October the Senate of Australia launched an important new inquiry into the Future of Work and the Future of
By Jim Stanford
The Fair Work Commission’s ruling to pre-emptively block industrial action (including restrictions on overtime and a one-day work stoppage) by
By Jim Stanford
The workers’ compensation system in NSW has been dramatically scaled back and restructured since the current state government came to
By Jim Stanford
2017 marks the 9th annual Go Home On Time Day (GHOTD), an initiative of the Centre for Future Work at
Budget-cutting political leaders regularly target the jobs and incomes of public sector workers as the first and most politically convenient