The authors of this paper argue that it’s time to stand up for casual employees in Australia and close the loopholes in the nation's workplace laws by implementing an objective definition of casual employee in the Fair Work Act, and by granting the Fair Work Commission with additional powers so they can swiftly and cheaply...

In the lead up to the 2022 federal election, the Australian government committed to legislate the proposal that if you do the same job as someone else, you should get the same pay. This paper sets out key issues and questions that stakeholders are invited to consider and respond to.

This paper reviews the evidence regarding wages growth in Australia since the 2008 financial crisis and discusses what it means for policy. This includes the pros and cons of new policy measures, such as a return to multi-employer bargaining and a boost to planned permanent immigration, which the current government is planning.

This report outlines key challenges in organising working time in Australia’s current labour market. These include insecure, non-standard working arrangements; limited ability for workers to achieve optimal working hours; and the scale and cost of unpaid overtime.

A 'right to disconnect' could take several forms, and be implemented via different avenues in Australia. Based on international examples and the attitudes of workers in Australia, this report finds that implementing the right within the national employment standards would be the most effective.