< Back Psychological injury in the New South Wales Healthcare and Social Assistance industry: A retrospective cohort study Read the report About the report This report compares the frequency, incidence, nature and duration of workers’ compensation claims for psychological injury in specific occupational groups of HSA industry workers; and identify risk factors for claims. Gelaw, A., Sheehan, L., Gray, S. and Collie, A. (2022). Psychological injury in the New South Wales Healthcare and Social Assistance industry: A retrospective cohort study. Healthy Working Lives Research Group, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University. Citation: Previous Next

< Back Impact of FIFO work arrangements on the mental health and wellbeing of FIFO workers Read the report About the report This report brings together findings from a literature review with a comprehensive analysis of 59 FIFO studies, a survey of more than 3000 FIFO workers, in-depth interviews, surveys of FIFO partners and former FIFO workers, and a study that tracks how workers’ experiences vary across five points of a swing. Parker, S. K., Fruhen, L., Burton, C., McQuade, S., Loveny, J., Griffin, M., Page, A., Chikritzhs, T., Crock, S., Jorritsma, K. and Esmond, J. (2018). Impact of FIFO work arrangements on the mental health and wellbeing of FIFO workers. Perth, Western Australia: WA Mental Health Commission. https://www.mhc.wa.gov.au/media/2547/impact-of-fifo-work-arrangement-on-the-mental-health-and-wellbeing-of-fifo-workers-full-report.pdf Citation: Previous Next

< Back Gadget review: release of new Airy Pods Daniel Williams 21 Mar 2023 This is placeholder text. To change this content, double-click on the element and click Change Content. This is placeholder text. To change this content, double-click on the element and click Change Content. Want to view and manage all your collections? Click on the Content Manager button in the Add panel on the left. Here, you can make changes to your content, add new fields, create dynamic pages and more. Your collection is already set up for you with fields and content. Add your own content or import it from a CSV file. Add fields for any type of content you want to display, such as rich text, images, and videos. Be sure to click Sync after making changes in a collection, so visitors can see your newest content on your live site. Previous Next

< Back MAPNet: Rethinking Work Skills for the Future Read the report About the report This report introduces the MAPNet approach to explain the deep structure of work tasks, skills and activities that are fundamental for enabling success in uncertain and interdependent work environments. Griffin, M., Chapman, M., Hosszu, K., Orchard, M., Parker, S., Jorritsma, K, Gagne, M., Dunlop, P. (2019). MAPNet: Rethinking Work Skills for the Future. White Paper for the Future of Work Institute, Curtin University, Perth Citation: Previous Next

< Back CEPAR Industry Report 2024/2 Mature Workers in Organisations: Understanding Retirement in Australia Read the report About the report This report is the result of a collaboration between the Centre of Excellence in Population Ageing Research (CEPAR) and an Australian financial advisory firm, Viridian Advisory. The presented findings highlight interview insights for retirement decision making processes. Bennett, L., Zoszak, L., Andrei, D. M., Runneboom, C., Chong, J., & Pitt, D. (2024). Mature Workers in Organisations: Understanding Retirement in Australia. ARC Centre of Excellence in Population Ageing Research Industry Report. 2024/2. https://cepar.edu.au/sites/default/files/2024-2-Mature-Workers-in-Organisations.pdf Citation: Previous Next

< Back 5 most promising Fintech startups Jess Wilder 17 Mar 2023 This is placeholder text. To change this content, double-click on the element and click Change Content. This is placeholder text. To change this content, double-click on the element and click Change Content. Want to view and manage all your collections? Click on the Content Manager button in the Add panel on the left. Here, you can make changes to your content, add new fields, create dynamic pages and more. Your collection is already set up for you with fields and content. Add your own content or import it from a CSV file. Add fields for any type of content you want to display, such as rich text, images, and videos. Be sure to click Sync after making changes in a collection, so visitors can see your newest content on your live site. Previous Next

MAPNet Rethinking work skills for the future of work Project team Project lead Professor Mark Griffin Project member Melissa Chapman Project member Katrina Hosszu Project member Megan Orchard Project member Professor Sharon Parker Project member Professor Karina Jorritsma Project member Professor Marylène Gagné Project member Professor Patrick Dunlop MAPNet overview Our approach To explain the deep structure of work tasks. The MAPNet approach allows organisations to identify the multitude of skills and activities that are fundamental for enabling success in uncertain and interdependent work environments. The MAPNet framework details key skills required for employees and organisations to be successful for the future of work. Understanding the future of work The changing nature of work is a growing concern. Technological innovation, automation, big data, and demographic changes such as longevity are leading to substantial disruption across industry sectors. There is an urgent need for a better understanding of future work skills and how they develop. What is driving the change in work? Governments, organisations, and communities are grappling with the demands of future work. We have reviewed the key trends that demand newways of thinking about skills and work requirements. MAPNet skills Foundation Skills: Mastery The foundation of MAPNet is the concept of mastery; the ability to perform core tasks with a high level of proficiency. Transformational Skills: Adaptivity Adaptivity involves adjustingoneself and reconfiguring responses in a changing environment. Through adaptivity, people apply their current knowledge and skills to new situations that are more diverse and more complex than the ones they have previously encountered. Transformational Skills: Proactivity Proactivity is a set of self-starting, action oriented behaviours that change the situation or oneself to improve personal or organisational effectiveness. Two types of knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSAs) have been noted as key to proactivity; a thorough understanding of one’s work (job-related KSAs) and context relevant knowledge. Network Skills: Local Networks Team work in local networks allows individuals to achieve something greater than their individual capabilities through utilising a network of skills and abilities. Networked Skills: Complex Networks Modern work often requires a complex network of skills achieved through multiteam systems. Multiteam systems are defined as when two or more teams work interdependently towards shared goals. Integration Skills: Transformational Networks The above skills do not function in isolation and high performance is achieved when individuals integrate transformational and network skills. Building blocks for the future We have defined some of the most commonly noted key abilities, which we suggest as the building blocks of future skills, as outlined by the MAPNet framework: Critical thinking Problem solving Collaboration and communication Creativity and Innovation Information and Communication Technology (ICT) / Technical literacy Foundational skills and STEM Developing and supporting the MAPNet skills The key conditions and systems that are needed to develop and support the MAPNet skills are: Work design Motivation Teams Selection and training Leadership To support and develop the MAPNet skills, adaption in these areas are usually required at the organisation level. However, there are also a number of opportunities for individuals to engage their own sense of agency in preparing for the future of work. MAPNet report Download the report summary Download the full report

< Back Changing work design to improve mental health in the Healthcare and Social Assistance industry Read the report About the report This report presents the results of Design for Care participant interviews assessing their experiences of work redesign. It identifies key organisational, leadership, group, and individual factors that supported or hindered the effectiveness of the work redesigns. Iles, L. J., Askovic, M., Deng, C., Trezise, M., Graf, E., Zettna, N., Jolly, A., Kunzelmann, A., Thomas, C., Carr, M., Yam, C., Johnson, A., Nguyen, H., Parker, S. Changing work design to improve mental health in the Healthcare and Social Assistance industry. A report by the Centre for Transformative Work Design at Curtin University and the University of Sydney Business School, funded by Insurance and Care (icare) NSW as part of the Design for Care research project. April 2024. Citation: Previous Next

< Back Thrive at Work Survey Toolkit - Develop a strategic and integrated employee wellbeing survey Read the report About the report The Thrive at Work Survey Toolkit walks through the steps required to design and implement a survey to enable you to understand your workers’ experiences regarding workplace mental health and wellbeing. Jorritsma, K., Chi, J., Cham, B. & Chapman, M. (2023). Thrive at Work Survey Toolkit - Develop a strategic and integrated employee wellbeing survey. Toolkit by the Future of Work Institute, Curtin University, funded by the Mental Health Commission of WA as a part of the MARS Program. Citation: Previous Next

< Back Caught between Obligation and Exclusion: The Plight of Mature Age Jobseekers in Australia’s Employment Services System Read the report About the report This report presents a detailed qualitative study of mature age individuals navigating Australia's mandatory employment services while on income support Sykes, C., Gagne, M. (2023). Caught between Obligation and Exclusion: The Plight of Mature Age Jobseekers in Australia’s Employment Services System. An industry report prepared by ARC Centre of Excellence in Population Ageing Research. https://www.cepar.edu.au/sites/default/files/Caught-between-obligation-and-exclusion-CEPAR-Industry-Report-October-2023.pdf Citation: Previous Next

< Back Emergency Services Workforce 2030 Read the report About the report This report provides a consolidated, overview picture of emerging workforce challenges and opportunities likely to face emergency service organisations over the coming decade. It is a first step in bringing together the wide range of research that can inform and strengthen strategic workforce planning in these organisations. McLennan, B.J., Chong, J.X.Y, Dunlop, P. D. (2022). Emergency services workforce 2030. RMIT University, Curtin University, Bushfire and Natural Hazards Cooperative Research Centre. https://espace.curtin.edu.au/bitstream/handle/20.500.11937/89161/88985.pdf?sequence=2&isAllowed=y Citation: Previous Next

< Back Initiating Care and Career Check-ins at the WA Police Force: A Guide to Making Work, Work for You Read the report About the report This toolkit provides guidance on how police officers (or similar) can ask for support that helps them in times of difficulty (care check-ins), can help them develop professional mastery (learning check-ins), and can help them continue to grow (career check-ins). Gunson, H., Boeing, A., Hosszu, K., Chi, J., & Jorritsma, K. (2024). Initiating Care and Career Check-ins at the WA Police Force – A Guide to Making Work, Work for You. Toolkit by the Future of Work Institute, Curtin University funded by the Mental Health Commission of Western Australia. Citation: Previous Next