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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| 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 |