It’s probably better to focus on the type of worker rather than the work they’re doing. It won’t be exclusive, but there is a large proportion of these people who are making these choices because, in their judgement, they’ll look at their bank balance, they’ll look at the fact that if they don’t work the shift, they won’t get paid for the shift, they don’t have sick leave.
This is a commentary on insecure work. This is a commentary on this as a feature of the Victorian economy and our national economy. That debate, though, can wait. We can have that debate — it’s a very important debate to have — we can have that debate another time. In the meantime, though, trying to hone in on the problem, understand the problem, and then put in place specific measures to deal with it.
