Jobs & Work

Select research on employment and wages policy in Australia.

 
 

From Laggard to Leader: Making South Australia the Secure Jobs State

This report explored ten years of labour data in South Australia to identify the shift towards job insecurity in the state. It proposed recommendations aimed at improving jobs quality in the state.

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Rethinking Redundancy for the Automation Age

Automation is changing the way we work. And while new innovations are essential to improve productivity, often, the incorporation of new tech into workplaces pushes Australians out of work – sometimes permanently.

This report explores how over-due reforms to Australia’s redundancy framework can provide a smoother path to re-employment for Australians who lose work due to technological disruption

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Guaranteeing Women’s Super: How to Close the Gender Gap in Superannuation

This report explored the significant challenge of addressing lower superannuation savings for women in Australia. It advanced key recommendations, including an abolition of the $450/month earnings threshold for superannuation that was subsequently legislated.

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Stuck in Neutral: The Policy Architecture Driving Slow Wages Growth in Australia.

This report examined seven policy preferences of the Federal Government and their effects on wage growth in Australia.

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Fork in the Road: The impact of the two major parties’ penalty rate policies in the 2019 federal election.

This report compared the economic impacts of both major Australian parties policies on over-time pay. Its key findings were cited by Australian Labor Party leader Bill Shorten during a leaders’ debate.

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Opportunities in Change: Responding to the Future of Work

This report, commissioned by IAG and co-authored with Professor Nicholas Biddle, explored the changing nature of Australian work and how to best address it.

It was co-launched by NSW and Victorian Treasurer’s Dom Perrottet and Tim Pallas.

“This report is an excellent example of the critical thinking needed to explore how governments and industry and organisations can prepare for the future of work.” - Treasurer Pallas.

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