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Personal profile
Biography
Dr Tom Barratt is employed as a senior lecturer in Management and Organisations in UWA's Business School. He is a labour geographer, meaning his work spans both industrial relations and human geography. Empirically, his work focuses on the gig economy and resource peripheries.
Future research
Dr Barratt will complete an ARC DECRA Fellowship from 2023-2025
Engagement
Dr Barratt, alongside primary collaborators Dr Caleb Goods (UWA) and Dr Alex Veen (University of Sydney), have a strong history of research engagement, including research translation in The Conversation, as well as print and radio media. They have also engaged with Parliamentary Inquiries, Fair Work Commission proceedings and multiple branches of government around policymaking in the gig economy.
Languages
English - fluent, native speaker
Maruitian Creole - conversational
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Overcoming legitimacy challenges of novel HRM practices during internationalization: The case of two food-delivery platforms
Veen, A., Meijerink, J., Barratt, T., Keegan, A. & Goods, C., Feb 2025, In: Journal of World Business. 60, 2, p. 1-16 16 p., 101611.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Psychosocial workplace hazards and industrial relations: an introduction
Vassiley, A., Barratt, T., Dayaram, K. & Burgess, J., 13 Apr 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Journal of Industrial Relations. 25 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Teacher wellbeing and teaching excellence in higher education: Exploring the interplay through the lens of the PERMA framework
Golab, A., Barratt, T., Yong, J. & Afroz, T., Jan 2025, In: Higher Education Quarterly. 79, 1, 14 p., e12563.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access3 Citations (Scopus) -
Accidental flexicurity or workfare? Navigating ride-share work and Australia's welfare system
Veen, A., Barratt, T., Goods, C. & Baird, M., Aug 2024, In: Economic and Industrial Democracy. 45, 3, p. 766-793 28 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access3 Citations (Scopus) -
Power resources for disempowered workers? Re-conceptualizing the power and potential of consumers in app-based food delivery
Goods, C., Veen, A., Barratt, T. & Smith, B., Apr 2024, In: Industrial Relations. 63, 2, p. 107-131 25 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access10 Citations (Scopus)
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DE230101520 Work fragmentation in the gig economy
Barratt, T. (Investigator 01)
ARC Australian Research Council
1/01/23 → 11/02/26
Project: Research
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Multiple Job Holding and Elite Female Football
Nimphius, S. (Investigator 01), Barratt, T. (Investigator 02) & Franken, E. (Investigator 03)
Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA)
31/10/22 → 31/12/24
Project: Research
Activities
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Industrial Relations Society of Western Australia Conference
Goods, C. (Participant) & Barratt, T. (Participant)
19 May 2025 → 20 May 2025Activity: Conferences and workshops › Contribution or participation in a conference
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Submission to the Standing Committee on Employment, Education and Training Inquiry into the digital transformation of workplaces
Goods, C. (Consultant), Barratt, T. (Consultant), Smith, B. (Consultant) & Veen, A. (Consultant)
25 Jun 2024Activity: Industry and government engagement/consultancy › Submissions to or appearance before a government committee, inquiry or agency
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Submission to House Select Committee Inquiry into Workforce Australia Employment Services
Goods, C. (Author), Barratt, T. (Author) & Veen, A. (Author)
15 Mar 2023Activity: Industry and government engagement/consultancy › Submissions to or appearance before a government committee, inquiry or agency
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Submission to the Senate Education and Employment Legislation Committee Inquiry Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Closing Loopholes) Bill 2023
Goods, C. (Author), Veen, A. (Author), Barratt, T. (Author) & Smith, B. (Author)
28 Sept 2023Activity: Industry and government engagement/consultancy › Submissions to or appearance before a government committee, inquiry or agency
Press/Media
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Skilled HR/IR professionals "critical" in digital future: Academics
Goods, C., Barratt, T., Smith, B. & Veen, A.
26/06/24
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Did somebody say workers’ rights? Three big questions about Menulog’s employment plan
Barratt, T., Veen, A. & Goods, C.
15/04/21
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media
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A new deal for Uber drivers in UK, but Australia’s ‘gig workers’ must wait
Goods, C., Veen, A. & Barratt, T.
30/03/21
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Why gig workers may be worse off after the Fair Work Ombudsman’s action against Foodora- The Conversation
Goods, C., Veen, A. & Barratt, T.
14/06/18
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media
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The Conversation
Goods, C., Veen, A. & Barratt, T.
21/08/17
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media