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Labour Review issue no. 173 - October 2006

Social issues
Climate change: the ETUC calls for a 75% cut in EU Greenhouse Gases by 2050
The Executive Committee of the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) called for the Kyoto Protocol to be strengthened from 2012, and for the opening of a European tripartite social dialogue on climate change.
[ Full Story ]
public sector
Understanding and Implementing the New Workplace and Industrial Relations Guidelines – a Public Sector Perspective
A review of the impact of the WorkChoices changes on public sector employment, with a particular focus on the Commonwealth public sector and the Victorian sector
[ Full Story ]
Awards
Reviewing Awards Under WorkChoices: Taskforce report
One of the major aims of the WorkChoices legislation was the “rationalisation” of the award system and introducing simpler pay structures.
[ Full Story ]
contractors
Independent Contractors and Federal Industrial Relations Reforms
Services contracts may be beyond the reach of state industrial tribunals and a range of state laws.
[ Full Story ]
youth
Youth Unemployment Rising, with Hundreds of Millions More Working but Living in Poverty
The number of unemployed youth aged 15 to 24 rose over the past decade, while hundreds of millions more are working but living in poverty, according to a new report by the International Labour Office (ILO).
[ Full Story ]
Social issues
Decent Work for All
The UN moves to strengthen global efforts to promote Decent Work for poverty reduction and sustainable development.
[ Full Story ]
work and family
An Honest Day’s Work? Considering the Nebulous Notion of Today’s Work-Life Balance
Atypical and unpredictable work schedules are on the rise worldwide, thanks to an ever-increasingly connected, responsive and demanding global economy.
[ Full Story ]
OHS
Coming Clean: Workplace Drug and Alcohol Testing
Workplace drug testing is a relatively new phenomenon worldwide, migrating through multinationals from industrialized to developing countries.
[ Full Story ]


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