At the moment the ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) is focussing much attention on issues relating to the “future of work”. I had my say and answered a few questions about the future of work – also the present reality of work –  on the Drive program yesterday on ABC radio 774. My interview starts at the…

In July, I took on a tough interview (also delightfully challenging!!) with a couple of blokes, Bill Kerr and Tommy Ahern, from Adventurefit Travel.  They wanted to know what I thought about what’s happening in the world of work and what changes might be on the way via robots and AI. They also asked what I…

The OECD Forum Bridging the Divides which I attended 6-7 June in Paris was in some ways an extraordinary event broaching some of the most challenging issues of these times. With so many losers from global capitalism and the immense pressures this has placed on political systems around the world, the Forum was certainly timely. The…

In the last week I have given 2 presentations at events for Melbourne Knowledge Week on behalf of Humanities21 which promotes the study of philosophy, history and literature. One of the events was for the Disruptive Business Network and the other for Humanities 21 itself at Melbourne Museum in a panel alongside author and academic Dr. Tim…

In this article, just published in the Economic and Labour Relations Review, I examine the barriers for mature age women trapped in precarious jobs of continuing on in employment until the later pension eligibility age in Australia (67) and other countries (67-68) that are now coming into effect. I also report on how the later pension…

The promise to restore manufacturing jobs, and the communities that depended on those jobs, was pivotal to Donald Trump’s presidential success. Turns out there is massive support for the revival of manufacturing in Australia too. But what does this mean and is it possible?  My new article for Open Forum explores what might be involved.…

My article in Eureka Street looks at how old equal opportunity aspirations are being killed off by the loss of middle level jobs: https://www.eurekastreet.com.au/article/hollowed-out-labour-market-stymies-equal-opportunity

My article published by Open Forum explores whether it is going to be realistic for most people to keep working into their later years given the changes in the world of work in train. One of the ironies is that new technologies are not making working life easier – they are used to make it…

The following tables give a good overview of current gender inequality in the Australian labour market. These tables are embedded in the paper I gave at the ILO conference on the future of work last year. They show the high concentrations of women in just 6 of the 17 industry sectors, the high levels of the…

Update – 10 November – An edited version of the post is published on the Open Forum website. With my reading of Piketty’s Capital earlier this year and a related post on casual employment, it was very rewarding to see Professor Thomas Piketty in person at the Melbourne Town Hall on 28 October – and to listen to…