Australian workplaces, Increasing Productivity
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 |
Vote other |
|
Full time workers |
Part time workers |
July 2012 |
|
Invest more in skills and education |
29% |
35% |
26% |
40% |
22% |
28% |
29% |
35% |
||
More flexibility for businesses in how they employ and manage workers |
19% |
13% |
29% |
12% |
16% |
20% |
18% |
21% |
||
More input from workers into how businesses are managed |
13% |
18% |
10% |
15% |
16% |
16% |
13% |
17% |
||
Invest more in technology and innovation |
12% |
13% |
10% |
18% |
16% |
13% |
17% |
8% |
||
Stop Government assistance to industries so that they are forced to be productive or close |
9% |
6% |
12% |
6% |
13% |
7% |
6% |
10% |
||
Don’t know |
18% |
15% |
15% |
10% |
16% |
15% |
17% |
9% |
29% think investing more in skills and education is the most effective way to increase productivity, 19% favour more flexibility for businesses in how they employ and manage workers and 13% nominated more input from workers into how businesses are managed.
35% of Labor voters and 40% of Greens voters favour investing in skills and education while 29% of Liberal/National voters favour more flexibility for businesses in how they employ and manage workers.
Main changes since this question was asked in July 2012 are a drop for invest more in skills and education (down 6% to 29%) and an increase in those who could not give an opinion (up 9% to 18%).