Annotated Bibliography on Changing Face of Work in Australia, 2019

This annotated bibliography examines the evolving landscape of work in Australia, focusing on the impact of the gig economy and technological advancements on labor standards. It analyzes three peer-reviewed journal articles: one prescribed article discussing the negotiation of labor standards in the gig economy, and two additional articles exploring automation's effect on the Australian labor market and the regulation of work in the gig economy. The bibliography highlights key themes such as the shift towards digital platforms, the challenges faced by workers, and the need for updated labor laws and protections. The student's reflection indicates an understanding of the changing dynamics and the implications for both workers and the country's economy. The articles discuss topics like the gig economy's impact, automation, and the need for updated labor laws. The student reflects on the changing face of work in Australia.

Changing Face of Work in Australia
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Changing Face of Work in Australia
Minter, K. (2017). Negotiating labour standards in the gig economy: Airtasker and Unions New
South Wales. The Economic and Labour Relations Review, 28(3), 438-454.
The article discuss about the gig economy which are dependent on the contracts of
individuals and not the collective workers. The maintenance and regulation are much poor that
ever expected. The workers in the gig economy deal their work an independent contractors and
does not follow and particular standard of the labors. It also discuss about the type of digital
platform offer jobs, the platform generally provides work to the low skilled labors with minimum
qualification. The features that the business of the online platform reflects are works are
available in fragments, labors get paid for each fragments and various facilities are available
such as leaves, compensations. The firms like Uber and Deliveroo sets individual prices for
particular tasks and firms like Airtasker seta the price for labors which has online marketplace of
themselves. The Airtasker has a business model and they follow them to regulate their work
throughout their business (Minter, 2017). The matches the demand of the consumer with their
range of works and assign works to the labors as contract basis. The Union of NSW has
challenged the Airtasker and formed a negotiation with them for the betterment of the worker
working for the company through the job posters. The agreement between them protects the
worker’s benefits such as wages, insurance, safety, etc.
The employment structure is of Australia is changing with each passing day and
innovated technologies. The article under consideration clearly reflects that the online based
platform and gig economy has changed the ways that the activities of a labor are carried out. It
has eventually benefited the labors by paying them for the section they work. Hence, this article
can have a great impact on the considered topic of the changing face of work in Australia. It
have reflected the benefits of gig economy and releasing the workers to work independently.
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Healy, J., Nicholson, D., & Gahan, P. (2017). The Future of Work in Australia: Anticipating
how new technologies will reshape labour markets, occupations and skill requirements.
Department of Education.
The article discuss about the automation that the emerging technology have bought for
the employment of the Australian market. The effect of the future on the working culture may
have two side one is the abundance of leisure and the other one is the widespread of
unemployment and creation of social divisions. The emergence of ICT have helps in flourish
innovation of technology more. The emerging technologies have started to displace the human
worker from the complex tasks. One emerging technology is the internet of things that have been
opted by the firms too for the management of works across their firm. Big data is another
example that learns from the existing data and provides efficient output better than the worker. In
recent times, the relationship of technology and labor market have changed extraordinarily and
the effect of technology on labors are appeared to be adverse and it has become a matter of
concern that whether the workers will have any job in the coming future or not. It has also been
evident that the rate of job destruction is increasing than the amount of job creation (Healy,
Nicholson & Gahan, 2017). The AI’s impact on employment is supposed to be creating new jobs
with the mixture of technology and human labor. The productivity of the labor is estimated to
decrease than the US. The article provides evidence through graphs that the jobs have declined
for the workers with the emergence of technology and the shift from routine jobs to non-routine
job is observed. The risks and transformation of the jobs are likely to increase and Australia has
30% part in it.
The article is very much helpful in terms of understanding the shift of the labor work
distribution by the introduction of the technologies. The job polarization have become evident
and it clearly shows that the face of work is changing in Australia with faster pace.
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Stewart, A., & Stanford, J. (2017). Regulating work in the gig economy: What are the
options? The Economic and Labour Relations Review, 28(3), 420-437.
The article discuss the emergence of gig economy as the workers will have jobs of their
choice more of a freelancer ways. Even the compensation will be dealt through the online
platform only. The article reflects the implications that the gig economy have on the labors’ of
Australia. The existing workers are changing from their full time job to the gig works and through
the digital platforms available. One effective industry in the transportation, the introduction of
Uber is the clear example of gig work. However, Uber claim that they are not the employer of the
drivers of Uber, they just simply provide information of the passengers. The gig economy is
supposed to regulate itself in the form of a triangle that consist of the service provider, the user
and the online platform that is working as a medium. The user of the services has to obey the
terms and conditions of the services and the online platform. The workers of gig economy is
generally considered to be self-employed and operation on contract basis with reporting to any
employer (Stewart & Stanford, 2017). As the labors do not come under the regular laws
therefore, protection for the gig workers are expected to come from the existing laws only. The
policymakers are expected to enforce the laws like minimum wages must be given even to the
gig workers after the completion of the assigned work. The concept of employment must be
expanded and includes the gig workers in them.
Hence, this article is helpful for understanding the perspective of the gig worker on the
online platform and their demand with the emerging technologies. The protection and benefits
that they must obtain as the normal employment of Australia is clear. The changing style in the
working pattern in Australia is clear.
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Reflection
I have learned that the economy of Australia is changing with faster pace and the
emerging global market of labor is also becoming challenging day by day. The articles clearly
reflect that the availability of technology and access to gig economy have enable the labors to
shift their choices toward the online platform and obtain for the jobs as per their comfort zone
only. Hence, I think the face of works in Australia is changing for the betterment of the country as
well as for the labors. I haven’t face any challenge which doing the task and for the next time I
will focus on the types of work changing in Australia.
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Reference
Healy, J., Nicholson, D., & Gahan, P. (2017). The Future of Work in Australia: Anticipating how
new technologies will reshape labour markets, occupations and skill requirements.
Department of Education.
Minter, K. (2017). Negotiating labour standards in the gig economy: Airtasker and Unions New
South Wales. The Economic and Labour Relations Review, 28(3), 438-454.
Stewart, A., & Stanford, J. (2017). Regulating work in the gig economy: What are the options?.
The Economic and Labour Relations Review, 28(3), 420-437.
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