A report from an annual survey investigating working time, including overwork and unpaid overtime in Australia. Two of the key findings are widespread dissatisfaction with paid work hours, and employees working excessive unpaid overtime. On average, employees work unpaid overtime of 3.6 hours a week, equivalent to over 4.5 weeks a year.

The Culture Standard provides a framework for clients and contractors to work together to address significant challenges facing the construction industry. It seeks to leverage procurement processes to transform the industry’s capacity and effectiveness and improve the lives of its workers.

In an effort to build understanding of educators’ experiences of work in early childhood education and care (ECEC), this study gathered basic foundational data on Australian educators’ workload focusing on educators' work hours and workload demands. The study establishes workload as a significant demand for ECEC educators, confirming that there may be a relationship between...

This paper looks at how households are benefitting from working from home; focusing on the time and money saved when workers commute less, as well as the ability to work more hours or get a job. It finds that the clearest direct savings are from reduced time and money spent on commuting.

This national survey of Australian workers shows the prevalence and impact of unpaid overtime, finding almost half of all employed workers are unsatisfied with their hours and many are losing significant income to unpaid overtime. The report looks at the gap between desired and actual working hours, highlighting the need to address employment polarisation and...