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Associate Professor Chris F Wright
Chris F Wright is an Associate Professor of Work and Organisational Studies at the University of Sydney Business School, where his research specialises in industrial relations and labour market regulation, with a particular focus on national industrial relations systems worldwide.
He will appear before the Senate Education and Employment Legislation Committee this morning to discuss his submission, which focuses on provisions relating to wage theft, platform or ‘gig’ work, and labour hire.
“The Closing Loopholes Bill will help address wide cracks in Australia’s regulatory framework, which have undermined its effectiveness and led to problems of inequality, insecure work and staff shortages,” Associate Professor Wright said.
“Key features of the contemporary labour market, such as the gig economy and the rise of labour hire operators, were not envisaged when enterprise bargaining was first introduced in the early 1990s. Back then, wage theft was not the major problem it is today.
“The emergence of these changes threatens the integrity of Australia’s system of employment regulation if not addressed.
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