Work
The potential of the ‘token’ woman
A University of Melbourne expert says recognising the value of ‘token’ individuals within the workplace can broaden perspectives and improve team performance.
Are you technostressed?
More people working from home during COVID-19 has led to an increase in technostress and organisations needs to address it, warn University of Melbourne experts
Casual work and COVID-19
Casual jobs seems to work for many, so responding to COVID-19 is about taking emergency action not making wholesale changes, says University of Melbourne expert
Watch Episode 5: Life Beyond Coronavirus: The Expert View
Episode 5 of Life Beyond Coronavirus: The Expert View brings together an expert panel of University of Melbourne researchers to review the latest COVID-19 data
Flexible working beyond COVID-19
A University of Melbourne expert says COVID-19 is an unprecedented experiment for the modern workplace and proves flexible working can work for many employees.
Are our new virtual workplaces equitable?
COVID-19 has changed the way many of us work, but University of Melbourne experts say our new virtual workplaces raise questions over equity.
What’s keeping women out of work?
As Indonesia’s economy continues to grow, University of Melbourne research asks, on International Women's Day, what's keeping the country’s women out of work?
Breaking the family chain of joblessness
New University of Melbourne research finds children of parents who are both jobless can experience long-term disadvantage, but good policy can break the cycle.
Is wages growth really as weak as we think?
The University of Melbourne's 2019 HILDA Survey finds that hourly wages of the median full-time worker have actually been rising ahead of the cost of living
Working hard to make work fairer
University of Melbourne researchers have developed a model that helps the Fair Work Ombudsman find unscrupulous employers exploiting or underpaying workers.