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Labour Review issue no. 146 - May 2005

employment
Offshoring jobs: US and Australian perspectives
Offshoring’ refers to a business decision to employ workers in another country to do the work once done by locals. It is a global expression of ‘outsourcing’, as companies in western nations are lured by significantly lower labour and other costs in the developing world.
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legislation
‘Deregulation’ of Labour Relations in Australia: toward command and control
The misnomer ‘labour market deregulation’ continues to dominate political debates over the future of labour law in Australia.
[ Full Story ]
Social issues
Off to Work: Commuting in Australia
Over nine million Australians travel to work each week, commuting by car, bus, train, tram, bicycle, ferry or foot.
[ Full Story ]
superannuation
Pensions and Public – Private Partnerships: a Cautionary Note for Union Trustees
A major demand of public sector unions in recent years has been for greater control over their members’ pension plans.
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union organising
United Kingdom Union Membership 2004
Membership levels declined in 2003-4. The union wage premium was 17.1%. Membership is strongest in the public sector (three of every five public servants were members} and varied widely across the countries in the UK. Northern Ireland, Wales and Scotland had much higher levels of membership than England.
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wages
Unions and Wage Inequality
How unions affect the distribution of income is a subject that has long intrigued social scientists. The publication of What Do Unions Do? and the related papers by Freeman (1980) represented a watershed in the evolution of economists' views on this question.
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union rights - international
Against Flexibilization: South Korean Unions Battle Against The Expansion Of Irregular Work
The fight against the expansion of irregular work to wide segments of the Korean workforce entered a new phase last week with the postponement of a series of government-initiated bills expanding the terms and conditions under which companies may use non-regular workers.
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legislation
Constitutional Considerations for a National IR System
The potential avenues and restrictions upon the federal government's power to introduce a national industrial relations system.
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