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The Law of Work.(Book review)
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Labour & Industry
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August 1, 2007
- Author:
- French, Ben
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THE LAW OF WORK R Owens and J Riley, Melbourne, Oxford University Press, 2007, 559 pages, $95.00 (paperback).
The world of work and the laws that govern our workplaces are continually evolving in the 21st Century Australia and throughout the world. This book by Rosemary Owens and Joellen Riley outlines the way work has been, and continues to be, governed in a changing social, political and economic context.
In a rapidly changing consumerist world it is easy to forget the importance that work plays in our lives. From the outset this book establishes that 'In contemporary society, work has assumed an extraordinary significance. It is through work that we become who we ...