Pursuant to Standing Order 216, the Committee resolved on 4 May 2021 to inquire into the future of the working weekâin particular, what a four-day work week would look like and whether it is the future of work?
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Terms of reference
To inquire into and report, on:
a) defining and configuring the concept of a four-day work week;
b) the advantages of a four-day work week;
c) the disadvantages of a four-day work week;
d) options, issues and challenges for transition to and implementation of a four-day work week across different sectors and industries;
e) considerations of implementing the four-day work week in the context of enterprise bargaining and current industrial law considerations;
f) how the four-day work week compares with flexible work arrangements or other alternative working arrangements;
g) best practice four-day work week policy approaches and responses being undertaken in other jurisdictions; and
h) any other related matters.
4 May 2021