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Call me maybe (not): working overtime and a right to disconnect in Australia


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.
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Theft by any other name: unsatisfactory working hours and unpaid overtime - 2022 update


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.
Report

The retention challenge: an exploration of the experience and intentions of recent entrants in the disability sector


This report summarises the findings of a research project, and includes insights to inform the design and implementation of employer, industry and government-led initiatives to increase worker retention in the disability support work sector.
Survey Report

Free to be flexible? The politics of new ways of working


London workers overwhelmingly disapprove of politicians urging people to not work from home too often, or suggesting those who do so are less hardworking, at the same time as over half say the cost of living is likely to discourage them from commuting into the capital, according to this research.
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Mental health and the workplace: how can employers improve productivity through wellbeing?


Poor mental health is a cost to individuals, the community and the economy. This report focuses on the interventions and investments that businesses can make to improve productivity through wellbeing.