Precarious Workers: The pandemic and work-place insecurity

Determining whether a person is a precarious worker could be based on factors like leave entitlements, irregular hours and job insecurity. The relative number of precarious workers in Australia appears to be increasing. How has the pandemic affected this trend?

Federal Health Minister pointed to hesitancy among aged care residents as being behind low COVID-19 booster rates Source: Getty Images

Nurina Merdikawati is a PhD candidate in the Crawford School of Public Policy, at the Australian National University.  She explains to Sri Dean how workers in the field of aged care have faced dilemmas during the pandemic and suggests solutions to improve their lot.

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The insecurity of the Arts. In the pandemic have we left behind the people we rely on to entertain us? Source: Image by Trey Ratcliff/Ceative Commons.