Research Papers from the Centre for Future Work.
Australia’s economy continues to endure historically slow growth in wages and salaries, that is undermining household incomes, consumer spending, and
By Jim Stanford
New analysis of income tax data confirms a dramatic slowdown in Australian wages in recent years – and the slowdown
By Jim Stanford
Tomorrow the Australian Bureau of Statistics will release its quarterly Wage Price Index: the most commonly-reported measure of wage growth
By Jim Stanford
Many Australians are eagerly anticipating a unique concentration of public holidays in coming days. There is a 10-day period (stretching
By Jim Stanford
This week’s pre-election Commonwealth budget will feature reductions in personal income taxes, as the Coalition government tries to overcome a
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
The share of total economic output in Australia that is paid to workers (in the form of wages, salaries, and
On 1 July 2018, workers in several retail and hospitality industries will experience a second reduction in the penalty rates
The Coalition government’s 2018 budget features a plan to cut personal income taxes for many Australians over the next several
Workers compensation benefits in New South Wales were dramatically reduced in 2012 by a newly-elected state government, citing an alleged
The present submission questions the Business Council of Australia’s (BCA) Commitment to increasing investment, employment and wages in the event
The workers’ compensation system in NSW has been dramatically scaled back and restructured since the current state government came to
By Jim Stanford