‘Quiet Quitting’: The Silent Scourge of Australian Workplaces

Published on April 24, 2024

Commentary The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) revealed that the unemployment rate currently stands at 3.9 percent. This is a respectable figure, considering that it averaged 6.6 percent from 1978 to 2024. The unemployment rate peaked in December 1992 at 11.20 percent, while the lowest rate on record was 3.5 percent in July 2022. The current situation suggests Australia is heading into a period of prosperity, near full employment following the unsettling COVID-19 disruptions. However, this figure, taken in isolation, does not account for “quiet quitting.” The concept of “quiet quitting” refers to the tendency among workers to limit their contribution to the business. These people intentionally fail to exceed, or even meet, the expectations of their employers, and typically do not volunteer for tasks that otherwise might have improved their career path....

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