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Labour Review issue no. 126 - May 2004

union rights

Further Changes To Right of Entry Laws – an Update?
Two recent decisions by the Full Bench of the AIRC have clarified who will have right of entry to hold discussions under the Workplace Relations Act 1996.

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AWAs and EAs

Motivations for the Introduction of Australian Workplace Agreements
A typology of the reasons employers give for pursuing AWAs, drawing on case-study findings, a review of secondary literature and case law.

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working conditions

Dial ‘B’ for Burnout? The Experience of Job Burnout in a Telephone Call Centre
High rates of labour turnover in the call centre sector are, in the view of some commentators, indicative of widespread employee burnout.

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casuals

The Nature and Consequences of Temporary and Contract Employment in the Australian Black Coal Mining Industry
Since 1997, permanent employment in the coal industry has been significantly undermined by adverse product market conditions and hostile legal and institutional change.

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OHS

Unexplored Terrain: Developing OHS Standards for Call Centres
The call-centre industry in Australia, which is estimated to be worth in excess of $1.8 billion to the Australian economy, has so far escaped any serious attempt to confront its unique set of physical and psycho-social hazards.

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working conditions

Dress Codes Under Scrutiny – Update on Recent Decisions
Recent Australian and international decisions highlight that dress codes are still very much an issue in the workplace.

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work and family

Tackling Fake Sickies
Absenteeism is a major cost to Australian industry, some say it costs employers more than $7billion per year.

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union rights - international

Safety In Our Hands
In December 2003 port workers unions from around the world met with employers and governments at the ILO in Geneva, to review and agree a replacement for the 27 year old ILO Code of Practice on Safety and Health.

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union rights - international

Due Respect
A new scheme has been developed to help unions in some of the main ship-crew supplying countries provide a better service to their members.

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