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List of Recommendations

Chapter 1—Introduction

  Labour hire and contracting
  Progress of the inquiry so far
  Extension of time to report
  The third interim report: labour hire and contracting
  Acknowledgements

Chapter 2—Labour hire and its impacts

  Background and definition
  Industry profile and size
  A brief history of labour hire in Australia
  The reasons why organisations use labour hire
  The reasons why workers engage in labour hire work
  Key concerns raised with labour hire work
  Proposals for reform and committee view

Chapter 3—Workforce arrangements in the mining sector

  Background
  The trend towards labour hire and casualisation in the mining industry
  Key concerns raised with labour hire and casualisation
  Proposals for reform and committee view

Chapter 4—Workforce arrangements in the agriculture sector

  Labour market trends
  Modern Award provisions
  Key workforce concerns
  Proposals for reform and committee view

Chapter 5—Workforce arrangements in the transport and distribution sector

  Size and characteristics of the workforce
  Outsourcing in transport and distribution
  Industrial action and its outcomes
  Proposals for reform
  Committee view

Dissenting report by Liberal and National Senators

  Employment truths expose Labor’s lies
  The Labor lie of ‘same job, same pay’
  Labour hire registration in Australia
  Labour hire in the Australian economy
  Employment within Australia’s resource sector
  Keeping tough cops on the beat
  Safety and employment

Additional comments from Senator the Hon Matt Canavan

Appendix 1—Submissions and additional information

Appendix 2—Public hearings