Labour Markets and Social Deprivation

Brosnan, Peter

doi:10.1080/10301763.1996.10669159

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“…In turn. these developments can be linked to wider developments within the workforce and the community, especially the growing inequality in income distribution and the trend towards social exclusion for groups like youth and the unemployed (Brosnan 1996).…”

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confidence: 99%

Job Security in Australia: Broadening the Analysis

Ruyter¹,

Burgess²

2000

Aust J Social Issues

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An examination of the discussion surrounding aspects of job security in Australia in light of the apparently conflicting evidence and interpretations of the prevailing trends. Notions of job security need to move beyond the narrow perception of a link to actual or expected job duration. After a discussion of why job security is of policy interest, the various definitions and interpretations of the concept are reviewed. This leads to a consideration of whether the available evidence indicates job security is increasing or decreasing in Australia.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Job Security in Australia: Broadening the Analysis

Ruyter¹,

Burgess²

2000

Aust J Social Issues

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“…Full-time paid employment will not always be sufficient to sustain minimum living standards, so that the numbers of working poor are likely to increase (Brosnan, 1996). Evidence to the 1998 Living Wage Case gave an insight into the numbers of working poor in Australia (ACIRRT, 1996).…”

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confidence: 97%

Unemployment: Promises, Policies and Progress

Burgess¹,

Mitchell²,

O'Brien³

et al. 1998

Labour & Industry: a journal of the social and economic rel

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Unemployment remains anchored above eight percent while average unemployment duration is around 51 weeks and the youth unemployment rate is above 20 per cent. The Coalition~ policy manifesto for the 1996 federal election emphasised the seriousness of the unemployment problem,· indeed, it gave priority to reducing the unemployment rate, especially the relatively high youth rate, and to the generation of 'real' jobs. Over the past two and a half years the Coalition Government has put in place a series of supply-side reforms that are justified on the basis of their contribution towards reducing unemployment. Industrial relations reforms, fiscal consolidation, the privatisation of the Commonwealth Employment Service, the abolition and consolidation of labour market programs and the privatisation of public sector business enterprises are all part of the unemployment reduction program. To date, the success of this program has been limited, job creation remains low, and 'real' jobs remain scarce since net job growth is largely located in part-time and/or casual employment arrangements.

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“…This view neglects the im portance of divisions in the employm ent structure, including those arising from the existence and im pact of labour market segm entation (Brosnan, 1996). The workplace changes in the 1980s underlined the im portance of such divisions.…”

Section: The Emergence Of New Workforce Divisionsmentioning

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Labour Market Deregulation in Australia: The slow combustion approach to workplace change

Campbell¹,

Brosnan²

1999

International Review of Applied Economics

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Since the beginning of the 1990s Australia has experienced a gradual but far-reaching process of labour market deregulation. Labour market deregulation has proceeded primarily through the dismantling of the distinctive system of awards-the main avenue of external, protective regulation in Australia for much of the 20th century. This paper examines labour market deregulation and its implications for the Australian workforce. It situates the changes in terms of their institutional starting point in the award system and the growing pressures in the 1980s for increased labour market flexibility. It argues that labour market deregulation is amplifying existing trends to growth in precarious employment, wage dispersion and the development of a low-pay sector amongst full-time employees. In addition, it is sponsoring a significant fragmentation of working-time arrangements.

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Labour Markets and Social Deprivation

Cited by 21 publications

References 9 publications

Job Security in Australia: Broadening the Analysis

Job Security in Australia: Broadening the Analysis

Unemployment: Promises, Policies and Progress

Labour Market Deregulation in Australia: The slow combustion approach to workplace change

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