Vol. 36 No. 3 2010
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Symposium 7: The Fair Work Australia Minimum Wage Decision Viewed From Afar
(National Institute of Labour Studies, 2010)This paper attempts to put the minimum wage increase into an international context and in particular to focus on the special provisions relating to disabled workers. It is suggested that consideration be given to the ... -
Symposium 6: The Annual Wage Review 2009-10 of the Minimum Wage Panel of Fair Work Australia
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Symposium 5: An American Perspective on the 2010 Increase in the Australian Minimum Wage
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Symposium 4: Australia's Other Two-Speed Economy: Gender, Employment and Earnings in the Slow Lane
(National Institute of Labour Studies, 2010)Talk of a 'two-speed economy' was prevalent in Australia in the first half of 2010. The Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry argued against a significant increase in the minimum wage on the basis that most minimum ... -
Symposium 3: An Unfair Safety Net
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Symposium 2: Minimum Wage Setting under Fair Work Australia: Back to the Future?
(National Institute of Labour Studies, 2010)Fair Work Australia (FWA) recently handed down its first minimum wage decision - a $26 per week increase. Although the decision emanated from new legislation, which explicitly references fairness and living standards of ... -
Symposium 1: Fair Work Australia's First Minimum Wage Decision: Context, Impact and Future
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Flexicurity: What is it? Can it Work Downunder?
(National Institute of Labour Studies, 2010)From the late seventies, neo-liberal economic prescriptions for labour market reform held sway across the English-speaking advanced economies. The neo-liberal view was that employment security came at the expense of labour ... -
The Change in Labour Skills in Australia over the Business Cycle
(National Institute of Labour Studies, 2010)This paper presents an analysis of skill change for each of several skill dimensions for Australia for the period 1991 to 2006. This period is of particular interest since it covers three phases of the business cycle - ... -
Got a Lot o' Livin' to do: Opportunities for Older Workers in the Global Financial Crisis
(National Institute of Labour Studies, 2010)The 2009 downturn in the Australian economy brought on by the global financial crisis (GFC) caused many businesses to review staff levels in an effort to reduce costs. But unlike previous recessions, large scale restructuring ...