Q. Which of the following would be the most effective way to increase productivity in Australian workplaces?
|
Total |
|
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
Full time workers |
Part time workers |
|
30 Jul 12 |
|
| More flexibility for businesses in how they employ and manage workers |
23% |
16% |
30% |
16% |
28% |
20% |
21% |
||
| More input from workers into how businesses are managed |
15% |
18% |
14% |
18% |
16% |
17% |
17% |
||
| Invest more in skills and education |
32% |
39% |
28% |
31% |
27% |
38% |
35% |
||
| Invest more in technology and innovation |
8% |
12% |
5% |
12% |
8% |
10% |
8% |
||
| Stop Government assistance to industries so that they are forced to be productive or close |
12% |
7% |
16% |
11% |
13% |
9% |
10% |
||
| Don’t know |
9% |
8% |
7% |
11% |
7% |
6% |
9% |
32% think investing more in skills and education is the most effective way to increase productivity, 23% favour more flexibility for businesses in how they employ and manage workers and 15% nominated more input from workers into how businesses are managed.
These figure are very similar to those when this question was asked in July last year.
39% of Labor voters favour investing in skills and education while 30% of Liberal/National voters favour more flexibility for businesses in how they employ and manage workers.