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Labour Review issue no. 129 - June 2004

casuals

Casual University Work: Choice, Risk, Inequity and the Case for Regulation
Australian universities now have a casualisation rate near to, or higher than, the national average (depending on the definitions of casual used) amongst academic and general staff.

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employment

Ansett Airlines Employees: A Preliminary Survey of Post-Retrenchment Outcomes
An examination of the labour market experiences of a sample of former Ansett Airlines employees in the first eleven months after the airline’s initial closure.

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union rights - international

ASLEF Wins Right To Expel Fascists
Trade unions in the UK now have a legal right to expel active fascists from their membership.

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work and family

Court Narrows Rights of Employees With Family Responsibilities
The decision in the Schou case by the Victorian Court of Appeal (Supreme Ct) provides significant guidelines to employers regarding their treatment of employees with family responsibilities.

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Termination

“Operational Requirements” and Valid Termination.
Fairness versus economic hardship. A recent case highlights the issue.

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entitlements

Rolled Up Holiday Pay In the UK
Rolled up holiday pay in the UK exists where the remuneration a worker receives includes an element of holiday pay added to his or her normal payment (eg hourly, daily or weekly).

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OHS

Regulating the Safe Design of Plant
An exploration of regulatory strategies to “enhance” safe design, that is action to eliminate or control risks to health and safety early in the life cycle of plant, machinery and other equipment.

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labour hire

Regulatory Responses to OHS Problems Posed by Direct-hire Temporary Workers in Australia
There has been a substantial increase in temporary employment (also known as casual work) in Australia and other industrialised countries over the past 25 years.

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OHS

Regulating Agricultural Chemicals: Limitations of the Status Quo
The OHS implications of the use and misuse of pesticides are serious, but the current inadequate regulatory and policy regime fails to adequately engage with them on a number of levels.

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legislation

The Law and Order Debate in OHS
Internationally there has been a shift towards greater criminalisation of breaches of OHS responsibilities, particularly when a death results.

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