Temporary agency work and the evolving employment model in Australia

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Temporary agency work and the evolving employment model in Australia

This article reviews agency employment in Australia in the context of a shifting national employment model and underlying labour regulation regime. The development of agency employment is instructive in the way that standard employment, together with workforce collectivism, can be undermined, while...

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Main Authors:	Burgess, John, Connell, Julia
Format:	Journal Article
Published:	International Employment Relations Association 2006
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/17323

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