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Budget 2024-25: Resists Austerity, Reduces Inflation, Targets Wage Gains

Commonwealth Treasurer Jim Chalmers delivered his 2024-25 budget to Parliament. While it booked a surplus for 2023-24 (the second consecutive

By Greg Jericho, Lisa Heap, Charlie Joyce, Fiona Macdonald, Jim Stanford

The Irrelevance of Minimum Wages to Future Inflation

A significant increase to the minimum wage, and accompanying increases to award rates, would not have a significant effect on

By Greg Jericho, Jim Stanford

Polling – Right to Disconnect

Two-thirds of Coalition voters back newly legislated protections for employees’ right to disconnect from emails and calls outside of work.

By Fiona Macdonald

Submission to the Fair Work Commission Modern Award Review 2023-2024, Work and Care

The Fair Work Commission’s Review of Modern Awards 2023-24 is considering the impact of workplace relations settings on work

By Fiona Macdonald

Professionalising the Aged Care Workforce

Aged care reforms fall short on quality, safety This paper presents the case for an aged care worker registration and

By Fiona Macdonald

Submission to the Senate Community Affairs Legislation Committee on the Paid Parental Leave Amendment (More Support for Working Families) Bill 2023

This joint submission by the Centre for Future Work and the Nordic Policy Centre argues for immediate further reform to

By Alexia Adhikari, Fiona Macdonald

Mid-Term Review of Albanese Government’s Labour Policy Reforms

A review of the Albanese government’s labour and industrial relations reforms at the mid-point of its term in office concludes

By Charlie Joyce, Fiona Macdonald, Greg Jericho, Jim Stanford

A Better Future for Self-Employment

New Report Reveals Changing Face and Future of Self-Employment This report considers and challenges two common myths about self-employment.

By David Peetz

Short Changed

Employers Steal More than 280 Hours from Workers Each Year: Go Home on Time Day Report 2023 This year marks

By Fiona Macdonald

Submission to the Senate Education and Employment Legislation Committee Inquiry into the Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Closing Loopholes) Bill 2023

Experts from the Centre for Future Work recently made a submission to the Senate committee studying the “Closing Loopholes” bill,

By David Peetz, Fiona Macdonald, Jim Stanford

Going Backwards

Deteriorating Disability Worker Pay, Conditions Undermining NDIS The disability support workforce is central to the effectiveness and sustainability of the

By Fiona Macdonald

Profit-Price Inflation: Theory, International Evidence, and Policy Implications

New research confirms that higher corporate profits still account for most of the rise in economy-wide unit prices in Australia

By Jim Stanford, Richard Denniss, Matt Grudnoff, Greg Jericho, David Richardson, Matt Saunders