This inquiry considered how artificial intelligence (AI) and automated decision making (ADM) are being used in workplaces and possible safeguards to guide their development and implementation. It found that the digital transformation has exposed significant risks, including gaps in Australia’s regulatory frameworks and workplace protections. The report makes 21 recommendations.

An evaluation of the Harvest Trail Services (HTS) program which aimed to address harvest employers’ recruitment needs, improve community understanding of the legal requirements for fair and safe harvest work and increase the number of Australians employed in harvest work.

This report identifies key facilitators contributing to the persistently high rates of sexual harassment experienced by LGBTQ young people in the workforce. It recommends training and education to increase sexual harassment literacy for employers and employees and improve cultural safety, particularly in sectors of high-risk.

This snapshot of workforce health in Australia uses existing data to construct an evidence-base on modern worker wellbeing. It finds workplaces in which pain, psychological distress, mental health disorders and lost working time are common, concluding that better monitoring is needed to improve understanding of the challenges in this area.

Survey results show significant gaps in leaders’ awareness of their responsibilities when it comes to workplace sexual harrassment. This factsheet highlights the work still needed to help workplaces and leaders protect employees.