Daniel Nicholson – The Conversation

The option of “holding out” for a permanent job looks increasingly risky as these opportunities dwindle. Lukas Coch/AAP

September 3, 2017

The costs of a casual job are now outweighing any pay benefits

Josh Healy, The University of Melbourne and Daniel Nicholson, The University of Melbourne

The costs of casual work are now outweighing the slim benefits in wages (and even those are not as much as they used to be).

The crunch for platforms will come when labour market conditions improve and workers have more alternatives. Neil Hall/Reuters

July 3, 2017

Gig economy businesses like Uber and Airtasker need to evolve to survive

Josh Healy, The University of Melbourne; Andreas Pekarek, The University of Melbourne, and Daniel Nicholson, The University of Melbourne

Today’s manifestations of the gig economy are tilted in favour of too few beneficiaries, and are not built to last.

Bill Shorten must channel the abilities of his colleagues in parliament and the broader progressive movement if he is to lead the ALP back to government. AAP Image/Mick Tsikas

November 17, 2016

Brian Howe on what Bill Shorten must do to revitalise social democracy

Brian Howe, The University of Melbourne and Daniel Nicholson, The University of Melbourne

Former Deputy Prime Minister Brian Howe says Bill Shorten must channel the abilities of his colleagues in parliament and the broader progressive movement if he is to lead the ALP back to government.

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