Andreas Pekarek is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Management and Marketing at the University of Melbourne. His research focuses on platforms and the future of work, the Human Resource Management profession and practice, unions and industrial relations institutions, and interdisciplinary approaches to the study of work. He has published widely on these topics in leading international journals.

Digitisation, not dehumanisation: NSW takes the lead in regulating digital work
9 March 2026

As digital systems increasingly control how Australians work, government legislation is needed to protect employment standards and workers’ rights.
Andreas Pekarek and Josh Healy

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Digitisation, not dehumanisation: NSW takes the lead in regulating digital work

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