CPOW addresses inequalities in the world of work to create sustainable, fair and decent work for all.
Who we are || CPOW is an interdisciplinary centre located in RMIT’s College of Business and Law. CPOW is a lively collaboration between passionate and engaged researchers committed to social justice. Our community of researchers use a range of critical conceptual frameworks and methods in analysing contemporary problems in the world of work.
What we do || Our research agenda is based on principles of fairness, equality – especially gender equality – sustainability and social justice. It is worker-centred and focuses on people at work and in their communities, particularly those who are vulnerable and marginalised. Our current research is organised around four main themes in the world of work:
• Work of Social Care
• Gender, Equality and Diversity
• Political Economy of Work
• Digital Work & Society
How we do it || Our research and engagement is focused on identifying the conditions for fairness and equality at work, amplifying the voices of those undertaking work and their collective organisations. We investigate key issues in the world of work through rigorous, interdisciplinary analyses of empirical evidence, in partnership with communities, governments and industry. We proactively participate in public and policy debates and develop grounded interventions for better social and economic futures.
CPOW’s commitment to key UN Sustainable Development Goals || Research undertaken by CPOW members responds to the UN’s Global Challenges agenda and is directly aligned with six key Sustainable Development goals:
News
Precarity and Job Instability on the Frontlines of NDIS Support Work
The research identified multiple problems negatively affecting the stability, quality and sustainability of disability support workers’ jobs.
Where Secure Employment Meets Client Needs
Greenacres Disability Services &
Workforce Innovation Project undertaken by Fiona Macdonald and colleagues.
CRIMT ‘Institutional Experimentation for Better Work’ Research Partnership
Institutional Experimentation for Better Work 25 – 27 October 2019 at Hôtel Chéribourg, Magog, Québec Plenary session. From left, facing
Skills for Green Jobs in Australia
Publications “The purpose of this report is to outline the major changes in climate and skills policy, as well as
Events
“I walk the line”: Building an industry engaged research programme
A research seminar jointly hosted by the Centre for People, Organisation and Work and the School of Management.
Book Launch: Winning for Women A Personal Story by Iola Mathews
Launch by Sally McManus, ACTU Secretary | Welcome by: Professor Pauline Stanton, Head of School of Management
Violence Against Women in Rural Areas – What We Know and What We Don’t Know
with Walter DeKeseredy | Tuesday, May 7, 2019
CPOW-CRIMT Partnership Workshop II: Concept, Cases, Impact.
This workshop comprises part of the flagship CRIMT Institutional Experimentation for Better Work Partnership Project
Queensland Mental Health Lived Experience Workforce Framework
A toolkit for embedding people with experience of mental health challenges into public and private workplaces and non-government organisations.
Imagining Age-Friendly “Communities within Communities”: International Promising Practices
Sara Charlesworth is an investigator on this Canadian Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council-funded project.
Scoping Study on Gender-Based Violence in Individualised Support & Care Services in Victoria
Sara Charlesworth, Fiona Macdonald and Jane Clarke, are undertaking this scoping project for Worksafe Victoria.
Decent Work Good Care: International approaches to aged care
This project explores the links between job quality and care quality in the context of formal aged care provision in the distinct liberal welfare states