{"id":2662,"date":"2019-05-06T17:13:03","date_gmt":"2019-05-06T17:13:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/?p=2662"},"modified":"2019-05-06T17:13:03","modified_gmt":"2019-05-06T17:13:03","slug":"bandt-announces-greens-push-for-future-of-work-commission","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/2019\/05\/06\/bandt-announces-greens-push-for-future-of-work-commission\/","title":{"rendered":"Bandt announces Greens push for Future of Work Commission"},"content":{"rendered":"

Greens Deputy Leader and industrial relations spokesperson Adam Bandt MP has today used an address to the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry to announce that the Greens will establish an independent Future of Work Commission, charged with ensuring technology and automation improve people’s lives and job security, rather than creating more insecure work.
\nMr Bandt noted that the Greens have already announced several policies to address insecure work, casualisation, underpayment and job flexibility, but broad, structural changes to the law may be required so that technological change doesn’t just entrench already high corporate profits and power.
\nThe Future of Work Commission will also investigate whether to introduce a \u2018jobs guarantee\u2019 to address un-employment and high under-employment, especially amongst young people, as well as ideas like a universal basic income.
\n“Wages are stagnant, underemployment is stubbornly high and technology and automation could exacerbate this further,” said Mr Bandt.
\n“If left unchecked, the continued rise of automation and technology could make inequality and insecurity worse.
\n\u201cThis isn\u2019t about being anti-technology. On the contrary, it\u2019s about ensuring humanity\u2019s amazing technological advances work for everyone, which may mean further regulation and government intervention.
\n\u201cIt is time to explore ideas like a \u2018jobs guarantee\u2019, where everyone who wants work can get a job, with government stepping if the private sector is unable to provide full employment.
\n“Without appropriate checks and balances, working people could be looking at a future where their lives are more precarious and less sustainable.
\n“The full effects of automation are unknown, which is why we need an independent Future of Work Commission to investigate how laws and regulations can ensure that productivity improvements and technological advancements help the many, not just the few.
\nBackground:<\/strong>
\nThe Future of Work Commission will be tasked with reporting to Parliament on policies and legislative reforms required to deal with technological advances and the rise of automation, including examining:<\/p>\n