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Private Sector Wage Growth Still in Doldrums

New data on private-sector business conditions confirm that wage increases paid in the private sector of Australia’s economy continue to

By Jim Stanford

Under the employer’s eye: electronic monitoring & surveillance in Australian workplaces

‘Go Home On Time Day’ 2018: report reveals Australian workers are owed $106 billion in unpaid overtime

By Troy Henderson, Tom Swann, Jim Stanford

Excessive Hours and Unpaid Overtime: 2018 Update

‘Go Home On Time Day’ 2018: Australians Owed $106 Billion in Unpaid Overtime, Report Reveals 2018 marks the tenth annual

By Tom Swann, Troy Henderson

A Secret Weapon in the Fight Against Financial Misconduct

Secret Weapon Overlooked in Fight Against Financial Misconduct The Royal Commission into the financial services industry has heard tens of

By Jim Stanford

The Future of Transportation Work: Special Series, WA Transport

A special 6-part series of short articles from WA Transport Magazine: Researchers have identified the transportation industry as one of

By Jim Stanford, Matt Grudnoff

Four Views on Basic Income, Job Guarantees, and the Future of Work

The unprecedented insecurity of work in Australia’s economy – with the labour market buffeted by technology, globalisation, and new digital

By Ben Spies-Butcher, Frances Flanagan, Jim Stanford, Troy Henderson

Exploring the decline in the labour share of GDP

The share of total economic output in Australia that is paid to workers (in the form of wages, salaries, and

By Frances Flanagan, Frank Stilwell, Jim Stanford, David Peetz, Margaret McKenzie, Shaun Wilson

Penalty Rates and Employment: One Year Later

Penalty rate cuts fail to ignite jobs boom On 1 July 2018, workers in several retail and hospitality industries will

By Jim Stanford, Tanya Carney

Advanced Skills for Advanced Manufacturing

Manufacturing Rebound Could Be Cut Short By Skills Shortage Australia’s manufacturing industry is at a crossroads. After years of decline,

By Jim Stanford, Tanya Carney

The Dimensions of Insecure Work: A Factbook

For First Time, Less than Half of Workers Have a ‘Standard Job’ This factbook reviews eleven different dimensions of job

By Jim Stanford, Tanya Carney

The Economic Importance of Public Services in Regional Communities in NSW

Public sector austerity has become a “policy fad” in Australia, at all levels of government. Its hallmarks are unnecessary public

By Troy Henderson

Raising the Bar: How Government Can Use its Economic Leverage to Lift Labour Standards Throughout the Economy

Government Spending Power Could Support Stronger Wage Growth For at least five years now, Australia’s labour market has demonstrated signs

By Jim Stanford