by Admin | Oct 20, 2021 | Uncategorized
Elizabeth Humphrys was recently a guest on the On the Job podcast, hosted by Francis Leach and Sally Rugg, discussing our report for the United Workers Union. From the podcast show notes… As the COP26 climate change talks in Glasgow loom up, Australia is on a...
by Admin | Sep 23, 2021 | Uncategorized
On 23 September 2021 we launched the final report on our project investigating the impact of high heat and climate change on members or the United Workers Union (UWU). The launch was part of the Australian Council of Trade Unions’ (ACTU) Climate Safety at Work...
by Admin | Jun 24, 2021 | Uncategorized
This month the Victorian Council of Social Services released a new report highlighting how people experiencing disadvantage are particularly at risk with heat stress. Extreme heat kills more Australians than any other form of natural disaster, and for some it makes...
by Admin | May 8, 2021 | Uncategorized
Workers in aged care face a raft of challenges in the provision of quality care, including understaffing, time pressures, and high turnover of staff. As COVID-19 made clear, care workers also perform essential work that places them at the frontline of public health...
by Admin | Apr 18, 2021 | Uncategorized
The outbreak of COVID-19 in Australia resulted in rapid, sweeping changes to daily life and work. Some of these changes were temporary while others, such as the use of face masks in certain settings and social distancing measures, remain partially in place. Workers in...