“Australia has the "highest rate of temporary work in the OECD and the third-highest rate of insecure work".”
What RMIT ABC Fact Check found
Ms McManus's claim is not clear cut. The most recent data compiled by the OECD puts the rate of temporary employment in Australia at 5.2 per cent of "dependent employment" (wage and salary workers). This would place Australia among the lowest OECD member countries for its reliance on temporary workers (29th out of the 32 listed). However, experts told Fact Check that the OECD's definition of "temporary employment" is narrow and doesn't capture Australia's casual workforce, which accounts for ...
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
Sally McManus (ACTU Secretary) made this claim around 5 March 2019. RMIT ABC Fact Check (Australia) looked into it and published its finding on 17 April 2019, 43 days later. Its rating was “Not clear cut”.
Where the claim appeared
- abc.net.auhttps://www.abc.net.au/radio/programs/am/land-of-fair-go-at-risk-as-inequality-worsens,-a…
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