Ensuring full and secure employment should be the top macro-economic goal of the federal government’s upcoming Jobs Summit.
A paper released by the Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) ahead of the September summit outlines how the economy could be overhauled in the national interest.
The paper, An economy that works for people, provides a vision to address falling real wages, insecure work and the risk of downgraded economic growth.
The ACTU said the Jobs Summit is a key opportunity to set a new goal and reach full and secure employment by:
