Working conditions
Report
Short changed: unsatisfactory working hours and unpaid overtime - 2023 update
This year marks the fifteenth annual 'Go Home on Time Day' (GHOTD), an initiative of the Centre for Future Work at the Australia Institute, that shines a spotlight on the maldistribution of working hours and the scale of unpaid overtime worked by Australians.
Discussion paper
Modern awards review 2023–24: arts and culture sector
The discussion paper seeks to identify the industries and occupations that may fall within the arts and culture sector, whether existing modern awards cover those identified industries and occupations and if there are any potential gaps in that coverage.
Report
The silent transition: understanding the impacts of menopause in New Zealand workplaces
Menopause and its impact on women’s work has received much attention internationally. This research shows that workplace conditions are key to supporting women to maintain economic participation and productivity.
Report
Platform cooperatives and employment: an alternative for platform work
Platform cooperatives refer to cooperatives that are directly owned and managed by their members and that use websites and/or mobile apps to sell goods and/or services. This paper provides an overview of employment in platform cooperatives and offers insights on their distinctive features.
Report
Trading lives for profit: how the shipping industry circumvents regulations to scrap toxic ships on Bangladesh’s beaches
European shipping companies are knowingly sending their end-of-life ships for scrap in dangerous and polluting yards in Bangladesh. This report reveals a network used by shipowners to circumvent international regulations prohibiting the export of ships to facilities like those in Bangladesh that do not have adequate environmental or labor protections.