Solomon examines the international standards with respect to the right to work and rights at work and considers the extent to which Australia departs from those standards. Theinstitutional frameworkthat shapes the labour regulatory regime,while providing noconstitutional or statutory protection for these ...
In Australia, where trade unions faced a fundamental and immediate threat from a national government after an election in 2004, the 'Your Rights at Work' campaign signalled a shift in peak union strategy. Although this campaign unseated the government in 2007, its legacy is unclear: reviving ...
and avoids important questions about the implementation of some of Australia's international obligations as a party to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR), in particular as concerns the rights to work, to just and favourable conditions of work, and to social...
Characterising the Burden of Work-Related Injuries in South Australia: A 15-Year Data Analysis To characterise the burden of work-related injuries in South Australia, workers' compensation claim data were obtained from SafeWork South Australia betwee... J Xiang,M Mittinty,MX Tong,... - 《Inte...
The Australian labor movement faced an unprecedented challenge to trade union and workers' rights when the conservative coalition government introduced the Work Choices legislation in 2005. The unions' Your Rights at Work campaign became the most significant political campaign mounted by a non-party ...
We are witnessing an international commitment to ending stigma and discrimination. However, every win for our human rights has been an uphill battle and signicant barriers face us ahead. This article outlines the human rights issues affecting sex workers in Australia and makes recommendations for ...
aIf you choose to work part time while studying in Australia, you are entitled to the same work rights as Australian permanent residents and citizens. For more information and advice about conditions of employment in Australia you can visit the following website www.wo.gov.au or phone the work...
There was also little awareness or analysis of the various structural obstacles to breastfeeding's practice, such as lack of workplace support, that undermine 'choice'. Subsequent interpretations of CEDAW show that despite significant advances in scientific and epidemiological knowledge about breast...
companion app to the CheckWorkRights cloud platform, the iOS app makes it easy to get new employees into the application, and then once in there, the platform performs regular VEVO checks ensuring that employers can ensure their visa holding workforce has the legal right to work in Australia....
In the first paper, the author reviews child protection policy and legislation that has been implemented in Australia, and that aims to safeguard children's welfare, increase their resilience and decrease risks. The second paper is critical of the way in which child protection practice fails to ...