Australian Bulletin of Labour articles from December 2006

Australian Bulletin of Labour archives from December 2006

Will older workers change their retirement plans in line with government thinking? A review of recent literature on retirement intentions.(CONTRIBUTED ARTICLE)
December 1, 2006... Abstract This paper reviews recent retirement and retirement intention literature, with a view to assessing the acceptability of growing calls for later retirement and the conditions that may lead to a change in present plans. The review...

The changing contours of labour disputes and conflict resolution in Australia: towards at post-arbitral measurement framework.(CONTRIBUTED ARTICLE)
December 1, 2006... Abstract The structured, predictable pattern of labour disputes and conflict resolution under the conciliation and arbitration system has changed significantly since the decentralisation of wage-setting. Some of the major changes include...

Protecting employee entitlements: corporate governance and industrial democracy in Australia.(CONTRIBUTED ARTICLE)
December 1, 2006... Abstract The protection of employee entitlements has been an issue of public policy debate following several major corporate failures including HIH and Ansett. While protection remains paramount on the public policy agenda and in the...

Voting with their feet: family friendliness and parent employment in Australian industries, 1981-2001.(CONTRIBUTED ARTICLE)
December 1, 2006... Abstract Most Australian industries have instigated some family-friendly provisions, but these vary. In some industries, the span of ordinary work hours has also changed, requiring work on evenings, weekends and holidays. Have these...

Labour market reforms and lockouts in New Zealand.(CONTRIBUTED ARTICLE)
December 1, 2006... Abstract This paper reviews New Zealand's experience of lockouts over the last near-two decades. It employs published and unpublished official (Statistics New Zealand) data plus unofficial data on the following, hitherto ignored,...

Insider power, outside ineffectiveness and wage setting institutions: evidence from Australia.(CONTRIBUTED ARTICLE)
December 1, 2006... Abstract Insider-outsider theories have been advanced to explain a range of phenomena, principally the persistence of unemployment. This paper uses data from the Australian Workplace Industrial Relations Survey 1995, and regional labour...