Gov opens digital transformation workplace inquiry

The House Standing Committee on Employment, Education and Training has opened a new inquiry to look into the accelerated use of automated decision-making and machine learning in the workplace.

The inquiry is seeking insights from workers, employers, software developers and providers, academics, employer groups and trade unions about the digital transformation of Australian workplaces.  

Submissions are welcome until late June with the committee holding interest in hearing the benefits and risks of automated decision making and machine learning in the work setting.  

The new inquiry is also after insights into the role of business software and regulatory technology companies and how to ensure the safe and responsible use of these technologies.

Chair of the Committee Lisa Chesters MP said, “Following the committee’s recent work on generative artificial intelligence in the Australian education system, the committee is now turning its attention to examining the intersection between advanced digital technology and the labour market”.

“Australian workplaces are changing the way they operate,” Chesters said.  

“The Committee wants to understand what these changes mean for employees and employers, our workplaces and the way we regulate and govern our employment practices”.