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The way we work, how work is changing, how it used to be and what it might look like in the future.

It’s a discussion about the conditions in which we work and the demands of a job. It’s talking about how it can be the best thing in our lives and also the worst.

Work can give us meaning and satisfaction, it can be the most challenging thing we’ve ever done and the most soul destroying days of our lives. And that can all be in the same week!

Above all, we want to talk about work in a way that helps make work better for everyone who listens. So, clock on to “On the Job” and take a listen back through the archives.

On The Job Episodes And Articles:

“The economy is workers” – why workers and unions are key to a strong economy

“The economy is workers” – why workers and unions are key to a strong economy

Published: 28/03/2022
Category: On The Job

“The economy is work. The economy is workers. Until we put them at the centre of this future building of our economy, we’re not going to solve this problem,” Dr Dean says.

Budget 2022 with Michele O'Neil

Published: 27/03/2022

It's Budget time and it's never been more important for working Australians that they are at the top of the government's list of priorities.

Dodgy employers get Government backing for migrant workers’ scheme

Dodgy employers get Government backing for migrant workers’ scheme

Published: 23/03/2022
Category: On The Job

Scott Morrison’s Government is trying to establish a new Agriculture Visa for migrant workers which would once again lock in a culture of underpayment and exploitation of migrant workers in Australia.

Economics for workers

Published: 20/03/2022

Often, when commentators and journalists talk about the economy, they discuss it as though workers - the people that drive all economics - don't matter.

Calls for Jobkeeper in flood zones to save struggling communities

Calls for Jobkeeper in flood zones to save struggling communities

Published: 18/03/2022
Category: On The Job

"There’s a high level of casualisation in the workforce there, insecure work, and I think unless people have got something to connect them to their employer, many are going to think - I'm just going to go."

Scott Morrison is attempting to distract us from the issues that matter most

Scott Morrison is attempting to distract us from the issues that matter most

Published: 16/03/2022
Category: On The Job

Morrison’s circus routine means he isn’t talking about the issues that are really hurting Australian workers: Job security, wages growth and the cost of living.

Everything about superannuation you wanted to know but where afraid to ask..

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International Women’s Day shows Scott Morrison is all talk no action

Published: 10/03/2022
Category: On The Job

Operation Energise: workers live their values for flood-stricken communities

Published: 08/03/2022
Category: On The Job