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Wages, Taxes and the Budget: How to Genuinely Improve Living Standards

This week’s pre-election Commonwealth budget will feature reductions in personal income taxes, as the Coalition government tries to overcome a

By Jim Stanford, Troy Henderson

Workplace Policy Reform in New Zealand

Australia can learn much from the policy leadership of the Ardern Government in New Zealand and its reforms to address

By Alison Pennington

Australia’s Economy Heads Into Election on a Weak Note

The ABS has released what is likely the last quarterly GDP report before a Commonwealth election expected in May. Coalition

By Jim Stanford

Turning ‘Gigs’ Into Decent Jobs

What’s a ‘gig’ job, anyway? There’s lots of media hype about how people won’t have jobs in the future (they’re

By Alison Pennington, Jim Stanford

What’s a Million, Anyway?

Million jobs not what it used to be: new report In the lead-up to the 2013 federal election, then-Opposition Leader

By Jim Stanford, Matt Grudnoff, Troy Henderson

On the Brink

Business Council of Australia Research Confirms Centre for Future Work Research Future of Collective Bargaining on the Brink

By Alison Pennington

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: Australians Owed $106 Billion in Unpaid Overtime, Report Reveals Each year the Centre for

By Jim Stanford, Tom Swann, Troy Henderson

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