| Policy |
Fixed, Footloose, or Fractured: Work, Identity, and the Spatial Division of Labor in the Twenty-First Century
The combination of technological change and globalization is bringing about fundamental changes in who does what work where, when, and how. This has implications which are profoundly contradictory for the nature of jobs, for the people who carry them out, and hence for the nature of cities. |
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| legislation |
Terminating Pre-reform Agreements in the Simpler System
The Australian Fair Pay and Conditions Standard (AFPCS) is supposed to provide a floor for wages and conditions, and it prevails over an existing agreement or contract of employment that provides different standards |
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| work and family |
Impact of WorkChoices On the Family Provisions Test Case Standards
The right to request enhanced parental leave provisions and the obligation on employers to consult with employees on parental leave about significant changes in the workplace affecting their position have not been enacted in WorkChoices |
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| Decisions |
Breaching the Employment Contract by Conduct Contrary to Obligations
An employee’s conduct in soliciting the employer’s clients to give him work exclusively was a basis for the employer to end the contract before its fixed term expired. |
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| industrial relations international |
Protected Mobility for Employment and Decent Work: Labour Market Security in a Globalised World
Good labour market results in OECD countries and indicators of job quality are related to labour market institutions and policies. Efficiency and equity in open economies is best sought when institutions and policies provide for “protected mobility”. |
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| union organising |
Globalisation and the Logic of Participation: Unions and the Politics of Coalition Building
Economic pressures drive managers to innovate across a range of possibilities, from outsourcing and union busting to work reorganization and labour-management partnerships. These same forces lead unions to innovate – from concession bargaining and co-operation to coalition building and international solidarity. |
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| OHS |
Asbestos: A Global Epidemic in Need of a Global Solution
The world is experiencing an unprecedented industrial epidemic caused by exposures to asbestos. |
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