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Members
List of Recommendations
Chapter 1—Introduction
Labour hire and contracting
Progress of the inquiry so far
Extension of time to report
The third interim report: labour hire and contracting
Acknowledgements
Chapter 2—Labour hire and its impacts
Background and definition
Industry profile and size
A brief history of labour hire in Australia
The reasons why organisations use labour hire
The reasons why workers engage in labour hire work
Key concerns raised with labour hire work
Proposals for reform and committee view
Chapter 3—Workforce arrangements in the mining sector
Background
The trend towards labour hire and casualisation in the mining industry
Key concerns raised with labour hire and casualisation
Proposals for reform and committee view
Chapter 4—Workforce arrangements in the agriculture sector
Labour market trends
Modern Award provisions
Key workforce concerns
Proposals for reform and committee view
Chapter 5—Workforce arrangements in the transport and distribution sector
Size and characteristics of the workforce
Outsourcing in transport and distribution
Industrial action and its outcomes
Proposals for reform
Committee view
Dissenting report by Liberal and National Senators
Employment truths expose Labor’s lies
The Labor lie of ‘same job, same pay’
Labour hire registration in Australia
Labour hire in the Australian economy
Employment within Australia’s resource sector
Keeping tough cops on the beat
Safety and employment
Additional comments from Senator the Hon Matt Canavan
Appendix 1—Submissions and additional information
Appendix 2—Public hearings