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More than one in three workers in Australia usually work from home at least some of the week. Working from home has become an established working arrangement for many employees in jobs where it is possible to work remotely. Yet, there is strong opposition from some employers to working from home and regular reports of pressure from organisations to wind back this work arrangement.
The paper finds that working from home is a flexible work option that has benefits for workers and organisations, and contributes to more inclusive and gender-equal workforce participation and a more productive economy. Access the report This report from Jobs and Skills Australia seeks to articulate the argument for a more harmonised tertiary sector and provides recommendations on how to create a sustainable pathway forward.
Access the report here A four year roadmap laying the foundations for greater representation and equity in cultural and creative life for d/Deaf and disabled artists and arts workers, as well as for audiences with disability.
The full report and an easy read version are available here The Steering Committee on Migration, have tabled their recommendation report following the Inquiry into Australia's skilled migration system. Among 73 recommendations, the report argues for re-establishing the Department of Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs as a standalone department, and for an amendment to the Migration Act 1958 or the Migration Regulations 1994 to expressly confer on Jobs and Skills Australia the statutory responsibility of determining skills and workforce shortages for the purposes of migration law.
The report may be accessed here The latest report from peak arts think tank A New Approach (ANA) explores the impacts, applications, risks and benefits of AI within the arts and cultural sphere, as well as the potential to use the arts to steer AI.
Explore the report here This report from Flinders University gathers insights from people working in some of the world’s most innovative arts and health organisations to explore what is driving momentum in the sector.
Access the report here This report provides data on the structure, finances and performance of education systems across OECD, accession and partner countries, including key information on the output of educational institutions; the impact of learning across countries; access, participation and progression in education; the financial resources invested in education; and teachers, the learning environment and the organisation of schools.
Learn more and access the report here This paper from the Australian Parliamentary Library 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 percentage of the workforce.
Learn more and access the paper here This report from Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre provides an in-depth analysis of the evolving nature of part-time work, examining its relevance to the future of work and exploring the potential for more fluid and adaptable arrangements to better align with employee preferences. The report identifies a shift in how employees choose to engage in the workforce and calls on employers to develop a plan for action that normalises both flexible and part-time work without career penalties.
The Gender equity insights 2024 report may be accessed here This report from NCVER (National Centre for Vocational Education Research) provides an estimate of the extent and nature of nationally recognised vocational education and training (VET) delivered in 2023 by Australian registered training providers (RTOs). Over a quarter of working-aged Australians undertook some for of vocational education in 2023, and increase of 11% on 2022.
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