Labour rights
Alternative labels
Workers' rights
Labor rights
Briefing paper
(Cth) Ban subminimum wages for workers with disability
In Australia, workers with disability can receive payments below the national minimum wage under the Supported Wage System. This brief recommends a phase-out of the Supported Wage System and productivity-based wage calculations by 2034 to lift minimum wages for employees with disability to 100% of the national minimum wage.
Report
Strike while AI is hot: rebuilding worker power for the age of AI
The age of artificial intelligence (AI) will be defined not only by the technologies it unleashes, but by the political choices made in response to them. This report warns that AI could deepen insecurity and inequality unless workers are given power over how technology is deployed.
Guide
Disability discrimination and the workplace
A practical guide outlining the rights of people with disability at work and employers’ responsibilities to ensure fair, inclusive employment. It explains the requirement to assess applicants on their ability to perform essential job tasks and the legal duty to provide reasonable adjustments such as modifying recruitment, equipment or work practices unless this causes unjustifiable...
Report
The state of social justice 2025
This report positions social justice not as a luxury but as a foundational pillar for peace, stability, cohesion and sustainable development, grounded in the universal recognition of human and labour rights as essential to dignity and fairness. It highlights a deep crisis of institutional trust: despite strong legal protections, many workers still experience exclusion and...
Report
Underpaid and overlooked: the wage crisis facing young workers in Australia
Research into the prevalence of young worker exploitation within the Australian labour force and the ways in which this exploitation may be combatted through the use of digital tools and data science. The report affirms the alarming rate at which young workers are underpaid and makes recommendations to combat young worker exploitation through the use...