University of Sydney Business School: Recent submissions
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The Quality of Work Life of Australian Employees – the development of an index
Published 2002-01-01Thirty years ago an international conference was held in Los Angeles on the Quality of Working Life, papers from that conference subsequently appeared in a book, with the same title, edited by Louis Davis and Albert Cherns. ...Open AccessWorking Paper -
Awards, Certified Agreements and AWAs – Some Reflections
Published 2002-01-01Since the introduction of the Workplace Relations Act (WRA) in 1996, the traditional forms of employment regulation in the federal jurisdiction have been augmented by Australian Workplace Agreements (AWAs). Unlike awards ...Open AccessWorking Paper -
Australian employees’ attitudes towards Unions
Published 2003-03-01- Between 1996 and 2002, Australian employees’ attitudes towards unions have become more positive - In 2002, only 17 per cent of employees thought that Australia would be better off without unions compared to 25 per cent ...Open AccessWorking Paper -
The Occupational and skill structure of new apprenticeships: a commentary
Published 2002-01-01This article examines the occupational structure of the recent intake of New Apprenticeships. This analysis reveals that traineeships are highly skewed towards lower skilled occupations such as labouring and elementary ...Open AccessWorking Paper -
Creating markets or decent jobs? Group Training and the future of work.
Published 2004-04-01Open AccessWorking Paper