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WorkChoices and family-friendly working hours: an assessment of data sources.
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Labour & Industry
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August 1, 2007
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- Jefferson, Therese; Preston, Alison
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When the Australian Federal Government introduced the WorkChoices legislation in 2006, one of its stated aims was to facilitate the negotiation of "family-friendly' employment arrangements. This article assesses our capacity to achieve an accurate picture of 'family-friendly' arrangements in the new regulatory regime and examines the adequacy of publicly available indicators of women's employment status. We focus specifically on the capacity of current data to monitor 'family-friendly' employment arrangements in the form of flexible working hours and find that while there are a range of potential indicators, few will give a complete assessment of how women are faring. We conclude that ...
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FED: Govt considers sweeping changes to workplace relations
AAP General News (Australia);
March 24, 1999 ;
411 words
......sweeping changes to workplace relations By Rosalind Mathieson...constitutional foundation of workplace relations in a move which would...influence in Australia. Workplace Relations Minister Peter Reith...
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Workplace relations: past, present and future.
Australian Journal of Management;
December 1, 2002 ;
Frenkel, Stephen;
787 words
......of multinational corporations on workplace relations. Relevant settings include countries...knowledge work. The research focus is on workplace relations in customer-contact service firms...Keywords: MULTINATIONAL CORPORATIONS; WORKPLACE RELATIONS; GLOBALISATION; INFORMATIONAL ...
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Fed: Govt counter-attacks on workplace relations
AAP General News (Australia);
April 15, 2007 ;
162 words
......Fed: Govt counter-attacks on workplace relations The government's gone on a counter-attack over workplace relations laws .. accusing Labor and...Liberal Party election budget. Workplace Relations Minister JOE HOCKEY says unions...
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AUSTRALIA: GOVERNMENT STRONGLY COMMITTED TO WORKPLACE RELATIONS REFORM
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;
August 9, 2006 ;
394 words
......following news release: The new workplace relations system is an important step in locking...Since the Government embarked on the workplace relations reforms the Labor Party and its...The Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations continues to do an outstanding job...
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AUSTRALIA: SIMPLIFYING WORKPLACE RELATIONS REQUIREMENTS FOR UNIVERSITIES
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;
May 8, 2006 ;
315 words
......Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations, the Hon Kevin Andrews...to the Higher Education Workplace Relations Requirements (HEWRRs...consistent with the broader workplace relations reforms. The changes will...
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Transmission of Business and Workplace Relations Issues - Discussion...
M2 Presswire;
September 26, 2000 ;
525 words
......Government: Transmission of Business and Workplace Relations Issues - Discussion Paper (C)1994-20...Reith Department of Employment, Workplace Relations, & Small Business I am today...Paper, Transmission of Business and Workplace Relations Issues. This paper has been largely...
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INDUSTRIAL SOCIOLOGY AND WORKPLACE RELATIONS IN ADVANCED CAPITALIST...
International Journal of Comparative Sociology;
November 1, 2000 ;
FRENKEL, STEPHEN J.;
126 words
......Sociology Vol.27 (1986) pp.69-86 Workplace relations have attracted the attention of...similarities and differences in workplace relations in advanced capitalist societies...significant comparative studies of workplace relations as a basis for elaborating key concepts...
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Government explores workplace relations options.
Australasian Business Intelligence;
April 2, 2002 ;
182 words
......legislative ways to achieve its workplace relations goals. According to Workplace Relations Minister, Tony Abbott, the legislative...being provided under the existing Workplace Relations Act. Publication Date: 28 March...
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Fed: Govt planning major changes to workplace relations
AAP General News (Australia);
July 24, 2004 ;
248 words
......planning major changes to workplace relations SYDNEY, July 24 AAP - A total overhaul of Australian workplace relations is being planned by the...end of the states' role in workplace relations, the newspaper said. Workplace...
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Workplace relations in 2005, an overview.(Brief Article)
Australasian Business Intelligence;
March 31, 2005 ;
Cook, Brian;
143 words
......proposed some changes in the workplace relations legislation. The following...before the Parliament: the Workplace Relations Amendment (Small Business Employment Protection) Bill, Workplace Relations Amendment (Agreement Validation...
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Four workplace relations bills to implement.
M2 Presswire;
June 27, 2000 ;
787 words
......2000-AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT: Four workplace relations bills to implement (C)1994-2000...Reith, MP Minister for Employment, Workplace Relations and Small Business Leader of the...introducing into the parliament four workplace relations Bills this week, in a further attempt...
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FED: Workplace Relations Department staff to strike
AAP General News (Australia);
October 11, 2002 ;
154 words
...00-00-0000 FED: Workplace Relations Department staff to strike Staff from TONY ABBOTT's workplace relations department are planning a half-d...The department of the Federal Workplace Relations Minister employs 2,500 people...
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Fed: Workplace relations main reason for voting changes: survey
AAP General News (Australia);
September 14, 2005 ;
491 words
......News (Australia) 09-14-2005 Fed: Workplace relations main reason for voting changes...Reporter SYDNEY, Sept 14 AAP - The workplace relations debate is one of the main reasons...20 and August 10, indicates the workplace relations issue is deeply dividing the country...
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Fed: Dep of Workplace Relations not hiding anything
AAP General News (Australia);
May 21, 2007 ;
127 words
......21-2007 Fed: Dep of Workplace Relations not hiding anything...claims the Department of Workplace Relations is the most secretive...none has been answered. Workplace Relations Minister Mr HOCKEY says...
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