For the first time since the beginning of the recorded statistics on the Australian labor market ... full-time and steady work has become something of the past. This was revealed by a recent report by the the Centre for Future Work, which found that less than half of Australians work today full-time and permanent.
According to the figures of the report, which looked at the labor market until the end of 2017, full-time and stable employment fell to 49.9, down from 51.3% in 2016
The decline was accompanied by a steady increase in the number of part-time workers, reaching 31.7, the highest in the country's history
The proportion of those employed in casual jobs reached 25.1 percent
Reaction to the report which was based on the figures of the Census Bureau varied. The Australian Federation of Trade Unions has seen it as evidence of the erosion of workers' rights and the end of what is known as job security
Labor Minister Craig Lundy denied that the labor market today deprives workers of job security. In turn, the Federation of Australian Business said that these changes are only a reflection of the reality of the labor market and the changes in it, adding that many of the workers, especially young people, want to work part-time or as casuals for their desire to continue either traveling or studying
