Charles Brass – The role of work and jobs in creating Australia’s future

Charles Brass founded the Future of Work Foundation in 1991 and has been a regular commentator on issues to do with the future of work and jobs ever since.

What are we to make of an era in which the percentage of secure full-time jobs is steadily decreasing in favour of a diverse range of contingent employment options, at the same time as politicians of all persuasions continue to promise job creation as part of their election platforms?  How will people participate in the future if they can’t find the jobs they need to earn the money they have to spend if we are to have a viable economy?