Working conditions
Report
Digital platform work in Australia
This report presents findings from a nationally representative survey undertaken in 2023 on gig economy work in Australia. It covers the prevalence of digital platform work in Australia and how it has changed over time, who is participating in digital platform work, the digital platforms currently being used and the type of work being done...
Briefing paper
Use of labour hire and contract workers in Australia
This paper seeks to shed light on trends in the use of labour hire and contract workers in Australia, as well as the characteristics of these types of workers. The data shows labour hire arrangements have been a feature of the Australian economy for several decades, but they account for a relatively small and stable...
Draft report
Disability Employment Services (DES): draft provider performance framework
This Performance Framework is being developed to monitor and measure the performance of providers against an agreed set of key performance measures to assist in achieving meaningful and sustainable employment outcomes for participants.
Report
Hybrid working: from ‘the new normal’ to ‘business as usual’
Four years on from the initial pandemic lockdowns, working from home, in the form of hybrid working, is embedded. The Public Service Research Group has been examining working from home in the Australian public service (APS) since 2020, and in this report, they focus on the experiences of APS managers and supervisors.
Report
Working conditions of migrant employees (2021 and 2022)
This report analyses data from the New Zealand Ministry of Business, Innovation, and Employment’s (MBIE’s) Migrant Surveys 2021 and 2022 for respondents who were waged or salaried employees. The analysis aims to identify the extent to which migrant employees are experiencing adverse working conditions, and the particular migrant groups that are more at risk.