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It’s time to update the old agenda of the 19th century: less working time and more money for all, in the form of shorter work days and a universal basic income.
Greens leader Richard Di Natale is calling for a reimagining of the way Australians approach work.
Australia’s labour market does a relatively good job of accommodating the preferences of the majority of workers. But that’s not to say there’s no-one who wouldn’t prefer to work more – or less.
Having a job plays an important role in our overall happiness – yet research also shows most of us are unhappy while we’re at work.
Sweden’s switch to a six-hour working day is doing it the world of good.
There are other ways to make savings that don’t ride rough shod over firefighters’ contracts.
As life gets faster and working hours get longer, it’s tempting to think the Sandman is paying us ever shorter visits.
Employees in countries with shorter working hours report more work-family conflict – what’s going on?
Top contributors
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Adjunct Professor, Business School, University of Technology Sydney
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Professor, School of Economics, The University of Queensland
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Professor of Economics, UNSW Sydney
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Professor of Sociology and Founding Director of The Future of Work Lab, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Work and Organisation, Brunel University London
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Professor of Sociology and Social Policy, University of Kent
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Associate Professor Leeds University Business School, University of Leeds
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Professorial Fellow, The University of Melbourne
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TR Ashworth Professor in Sociology, The University of Melbourne
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MBA Director & Assistant Professor of Organisational Behaviour, Bond Business School, Bond University
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Senior Lecturer in Occupational Psychology, University of Sussex Business School, University of Sussex
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Associate professor, Swinburne University of Technology
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Professor of Psychology, School of Social Sciences, Nottingham Trent University
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Professor of Philosophy, Macquarie University
