Use of labour hire and contract workers in Australia

There has been some debate over the past two decades as to whether Australian businesses and organisations in the public sector have increasingly been resorting to the use of labour hire workers and contract workers to meet their labour needs rather than employing workers directly. This paper seeks to shed light on trends in the use of labour hire and contract workers in Australia to satisfy employer demand for labour, 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 acc ... Show more

Authors: Gilfillan, Geoff

Published: Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Commonwealth of Australia, 2024

Resource type: Government report or paper

Physical description: 25 p.

Access item: https://www.aph.gov.au/About_Parliament/Parliamentary_departments/Parliamentary_Library/pubs/rp/rp2324/StatisticalSnapshotLabourHireContractWork https://apo.org.au/node/328357

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