This report examines workforce pressures facing Australia’s food and grocery manufacturing sector, setting a focus for long-term solutions. The report provides a macro assessment of workforce challenges affecting the sector. Key occupations in focus for this report include food and drink factory workers; packers; forklift drivers; purchasing and supply logistics clerks; and manufacturing production managers.

This study analyses an Australian dataset of firm job postings to explore the effects of artificial intelligence (AI) adoption on demand for workers and skills. The findings suggest that AI adoption increases demand for new workers and skills, aligning with the view that the latest AI tools serve to augment, rather than substitute for, human...

This report finds that people with disability in the UK express a strong preference for remote or hybrid work, and positive impacts on their health, employment and personal circumstances. It makes policy recommendations for government and employers to promote flexible work options for people with disability.

This report extends 2023 analysis of the case for the Australian Government to address sub-optimal interpreting services and the potential risks and costs of inaction. Building on this work, it includes the flow-on costs associated with sub-optimal interpreting services in the health setting, and consideration of the wages and employment conditions for interpreters and translators.

This report develops an evidence-based policy framework for accommodating seasonal and vulnerable workers in Australian regional areas to ensure a healthy, safe and productive workforce. The research looked at ways in which these workers can be better housed and identifies policy development options to address barriers to innovative practices of accommodation provision.