Continuity and change in the Australian minimum wage setting system: The legacy of the commission

Australia has a long history of institutional minimum wage determination. We examine the features and the changes in the minimum wages system. We identify its enduring characteristics, its place the Australian system in an international context and see where Fair Work Australia is located in relatio...

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Main Authors: Waring, P., Burgess, John
Format: Journal Article
Published: Sage Publications Ltd. 2011
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/12480
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description Australia has a long history of institutional minimum wage determination. We examine the features and the changes in the minimum wages system. We identify its enduring characteristics, its place the Australian system in an international context and see where Fair Work Australia is located in relation to previous arrangements. We ask why a minimum wage system is still required and we examine the legacy of the Australian Industrial Relations Commission and its predecessors in minimum wage determination.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-124802017-09-13T16:07:34Z Continuity and change in the Australian minimum wage setting system: The legacy of the commission Waring, P. Burgess, John Efficiency Industrial Tribunals Labour Market Minimum wages Equity Australia has a long history of institutional minimum wage determination. We examine the features and the changes in the minimum wages system. We identify its enduring characteristics, its place the Australian system in an international context and see where Fair Work Australia is located in relation to previous arrangements. We ask why a minimum wage system is still required and we examine the legacy of the Australian Industrial Relations Commission and its predecessors in minimum wage determination. 2011 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/12480 10.1177/0022185611419619 Sage Publications Ltd. restricted
spellingShingle Efficiency
Industrial Tribunals
Labour Market
Minimum wages
Equity
Waring, P.
Burgess, John
Continuity and change in the Australian minimum wage setting system: The legacy of the commission
title Continuity and change in the Australian minimum wage setting system: The legacy of the commission
title_full Continuity and change in the Australian minimum wage setting system: The legacy of the commission
title_fullStr Continuity and change in the Australian minimum wage setting system: The legacy of the commission
title_full_unstemmed Continuity and change in the Australian minimum wage setting system: The legacy of the commission
title_short Continuity and change in the Australian minimum wage setting system: The legacy of the commission
title_sort continuity and change in the australian minimum wage setting system: the legacy of the commission
topic Efficiency
Industrial Tribunals
Labour Market
Minimum wages
Equity
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/12480