Submission to the Australian Senate Select Committee on Job Security on the Impact of Insecure or Precarious Employment on the Economy,Wages,Social Cohesion,and Workplace Rights and Conditions
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Submission to the Australian Senate Select Committee on Job Security on the Impact of Insecure or Precarious Employment on the Economy,Wages,Social Cohesion,and Workplace Rights and Conditions
The Australian Senate announced a Select Committee in December of 2020 “to inquire into and report on the impact of insecure or precarious employment on the economy, wages, social cohesion and workplace rights and conditions.” This New Solutions “Document” is a submission to the Australian Senate from independent Australian researchers focusing on the role of perceived job (in)security in this context, acknowledging that it only briefly addresses the role of unemployment, precarious employment, and other aspects of the broader phenomenon of insecure work. Submissions closed in March of 2021, and the Australian Senate is due to report its findings on 30 November 2021.
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