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Current Research

Below is a list the projects WRC researchers are currently working on. For project completed in the last year please see “Recent Projects”.

  • VET and improving workforce participation and firm performance (NCVER)
  • Australia at Work longitudinal study of 8,000 workers (ARC / Unions NSW)
  • Wages Data in Retail and Hospitality Work Choices Collective Agreements (AFPC)
  • Leadership Development Assessment Tool (Graduate School of Government, Sydney Uni)
  • Smart Workplaces research in the Queensland civil infrastructure sector (Qld DEIR)
  • The Evolving Work Environment in New Zealand: Implications for OHS (NOHSAC)
  • The Future of the Rail Workforce in NSW (NSW Ministry of Transport)
  • Paths to skill growth or skill recession: a review of workforce development in the community services and health sectors (CSHISC)
  • Public Libraries in Victoria: workforce sustainability and leadership (State Library of Victoria)
  • Role of Representative Trustees in the Governance and Performance of Superannuation In Australia (AIST)
  • Australia and the Global Meat Industry Supply Chain (ILO)
  • An Evaluation of the Effectiveness of the Consultative Process under NSW OHS Legislation (Workcover / AMWU)

Researchers

Tanya Bretherton
Research Analyst
John Buchanan
Director
Gillian Considine
Senior Research Analyst
Justine Evesson
Senior Researcher
Betty Frino
Awards and Agreements Coordinator 
Michelle Jakubauskas
Research Analyst
Angus McDonald
Research Analyst

Damian Oliver
Research Analyst

Sarah Oxenbridge
Researcher
Michael Rafferty
Senior Research Analyst
Brigid van Wanrooy
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Sarah Wise
Research Manager (Acting)