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Research Papers from the Centre for Future Work.

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Submission to the Inquiry into the National Employment Standards

Our short submission to the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Employment, Workplace Relations, Skills and Training Inquiry into the

By Fiona Macdonald

Submission to the Senate Select Committee on Productivity in Australia

The Centre's submission shows that Australia’s productivity depends on investing in secure jobs, skills, care industries, and equitable economic policy

By David Peetz

Submission to the Closing Loopholes Review

The Centre's submission says closing workplace law loopholes has boosted job security, pay equity, enforcement, and fairness across Australia’s labour

By David Peetz

Productivity in the real world

What it is, what it isn’t, and how to make it work better for workers

By Jim Stanford

Restoring public sector capability through investment in public service employees

This briefing paper examines the make-up of the APS and considers recent efforts to improve APS service delivery.

By Lisa Heap

Submission to Industrial Relations Victoria Inquiry on Restricting Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDAs) in Workplace Sexual Harassment Cases

NDAs may protect victims’ privacy but power imbalances coerce signatures, silencing survivors, enabling repeat harassment, and obscuring prevalence; greater transparency

By Lisa Heap, David Peetz

Taking up the right to disconnect?

Unsatisfactory working hours and unpaid overtime: 2024 update

By Fiona Macdonald

No Blood – No Job: Australia’s privacy laws and workers’ rights

Organisations in Australia are using blood analysis as a means of screening future employees for ‘health risks’ that they allege

By Lisa Heap

A Better Future for Self-Employment

This report considers and challenges two common myths about self-employment. The first is that self-employment is inexorably growing. The second

By David Peetz

Inclusive and Sustainable Employment for Jobseekers Experiencing Disadvantage

Sustainable employment outcomes for disadvantaged jobseekers can be highly dependent on workplace and employment related factors.

By Fiona Macdonald

Submission to the Productivity Commission Study on Aged Care Employment

In 2021 the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety recommended that gig work, independent contracting and other ‘indirect’

By Fiona Macdonald