Fly-In/Fly-Out, Flexibility and the Future: Does Becoming a Regional FIFO Source Community Present Opportunity or Burden?

The resources boom in Australia has resulted in considerable competition for labour, particularly in remote mining areas. Shortage of skilled labour has led mining companies to source workers from far afield, while the high incomes created by a tight labour market draw labour from across the country...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: McKenzie, F., McKenzie, Fiona Haslam, Hoath, Aileen
Format: Journal Article
Published: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/4296