Employee welfare
Alternative labels
Employee wellbeing
Report
Nature and extent of gender-based violence in individualised disability support and aged care services in Victoria
This scoping study, conducted for WorkSafe Victoria, reports on available evidence on the nature and extent of gender-based violence in individualised disability support and aged care services in Victoria. The study also explores what is known about the circumstances in which working conditions may provide a context for gender-based violence.
Report
Working during the pandemic: from resistance to revolution?
The findings in this research report suggest a major shift in the mindset of managers, from previous resistance or scepticism about the benefits of working from home, to a new understanding of the potential productivity and other benefits.
Report
The state of the public sector in Victoria 2018–2019
The 2018–2019 State of the Public Sector in Victoria report provides a profile of the Victorian public sector, its workforce, executives and boards of governance.
Report
Client violence towards workers in the child, family and community welfare sector
This paper explores the prevalence and presentation of client violence towards workers, considering any violent or aggressive behaviour from clients, direct associates of clients, and friends or family members of clients. It compares current research to official data reports, and considers why there might be a discrepancy between the two sets of data.
Working paper
Uber happy? Work and well-being in the “gig economy”
We explore the rise of the so-called “gig economy” through the lens of Uber and its drivers in the United Kingdom. Using administrative data from Uber and a new representative survey of London drivers, we explore their backgrounds, earnings, and well-being. We find that the vast majority of Uber’s drivers are male immigrants primarily drawn...