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  • Jul, 2013

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    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

    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.

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