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Members
Terms of Reference
List of Recommendations
Chapter 1—Introduction
Publicly-funded jobs
Progress of the inquiry to-date
Extension of time to report
The second interim report
'Nation building'—investing in secure jobs for the future
Part 1—Aged care and disability care
Chapter 2—Job security in the aged care sector
The aged care sector
Size and composition of the workforce
Characteristics of aged care workers
Earnings and wages
Concerns about the future of the workforce
Committee view
Chapter 3—Impacts of employment arrangements in aged care
Common employment arrangements
Impacts on aged care providers
Impacts on care workers and their families
Impacts on care recipients
Committee view
Chapter 4—COVID-19 and insecure work in aged care
COVID-19 in aged care―cases and fatalities
Outbreaks in residential care
Working across multiple sites
On-demand platforms during COVID-19
Vaccination and job security
Committee view
Chapter 5—Insecure work in the disability care sector
The disability care sector
The workforce
The contribution of the NDIS to insecure work
Impacts of insecure work
Chapter 6—Aged care and disability care: proposals for reform
Aged care
Facilitate sector-wide bargaining
Response to the Royal Commission
Disability care
Committee view
Recommendations—Aged care
Recommendations—Across the care sectors
Part 2—Higher education
Chapter 7—Job security in the higher education sector
The higher education sector
Size and composition of the workforce
Employment arrangements
Earnings and wages
Chapter 8—Impacts of employment arrangements in higher education
The universities
Academics
University students
Chapter 9—COVID-19 and insecure work in higher education
COVID-19 and the higher education sector
Short to medium term impacts
Long-term viability of the sector
Concluding comments
Chapter 10—Higher education: proposals for reform
The need for reform
Proposals for reform
Part 3—The Australian Public Service and Commonwealth procurement
Chapter 11—Job security in the Australian Public Service
Overview of the Australian Public Service
Workplace arrangements in the Australian Public Service
The COVID-19 pandemic and the Australian Public Service
Chapter 12—Impacts of employment arrangements in the APS
Casual employment arrangements
Labour hire and contracting arrangements
Summary and concluding comments
Chapter 13—Job security and Commonwealth procurement
Background
The utilisation of procurement policy to promote social and economic objectives
A discussion of government procurement in the ICT sector
A discussion of government procurement in the care sectors
Summary and concluding comments
Chapter 14—Case study: National Broadband Network workforce
The National Broadband Network
The role of NBN bodies
Employment arrangements
Issues affecting field workers
Pyramid contracting concerns
Assurance measures
Concluding comments
Chapter 15—APS and procurement: proposals for reform
Introduction
Reducing the prevalence of non-ongoing workers and casual arrangements
Addressing the extensive use of labour contractors and consultants
The utilisation of procurement policy to achieve social and economic objectives
Procurement in the ICT sector
Procurement in the care sectors
Procurement and the National Broadband Network
Dissenting report by Liberal and National Senators
Conduct of the Inquiry
Labour hire—the real story
Casual employment—the precarious truth
Risks of overreaction
Additional comments by the Australian Greens
Job security at our universities
Job security in our essential public services
Appendix 1—Submissions and additional information