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Labour Review issue no. 123 - February 2004

legislation
Outside Intervention or Necessary Evil?
The Howard Government’s highly interventionist approach to industrial relations regulation is in stark contrast to its rhetoric of getting government out of the way and simplifying the system.
[ Full Story ]
working conditions
Selling Human Services: Public Sector Rationalisation and the Call Centre Labour Process
The experiences of professional employees in a public sector call centre shows that managerialism rules, underscoring deskilling and work intensification, aspects of call centre work that professional employees seek to break out of.
[ Full Story ]
women and employment
The Likely Effects of Ageing on Women’s Involvement in the Paid Workforce
Women’s employment is becoming increasingly important as Australia experiences demographic changes, in particular an ageing population.
[ Full Story ]
wages
Equal Pay in Australia: recent trends and evidence
Achieving the goal of pay equity in Australia has proven to be elusive.
[ Full Story ]
OHS
New Industrial Manslaughter Law for Canada
Canada has enacted industrial manslaughter legislation, under which corporations and bosses can be liable for criminal negligence in the workplace.
[ Full Story ]
OHS
Workplace Email: friend or foe?
The increasing reliance on email as a communications tool is proving to be a mixed blessing.
[ Full Story ]
Termination
Worker Classified As Daily Hire, Unfairly Dismissed
A worker was found to have been unfairly dismissed after he had his employment status changed from full-time to daily hire when his employer experienced a shortage of work.
[ Full Story ]
Social issues
Eliminating Child Labour Makes Economic Sense
The benefits of eliminating child labour vastly outweigh the costs, concludes a report by the ILO.
[ Full Story ]


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