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View article: Conclusion: ways forward for policy and practice
Conclusion: ways forward for policy and practice Open
This chapter concludes the Research Handbook on Gender, Work and Employment Relations by outlining ways forward for policy and practice. After synthesising the main contributions of each section, we present some final thoughts for readers.…
View article: Introduction: travelling the twisting and turning road of gender, work and employment relations
Introduction: travelling the twisting and turning road of gender, work and employment relations Open
Policy makers, unions, practitioners, academics, and activists have worked long and hard to attain workplace gender equality. Despite progress, more remains to be done. In this handbook, scholars investigate gender, work, and employment re…
View article: The complexities of employee voice within a multiculturally diverse aged care workforce setting
The complexities of employee voice within a multiculturally diverse aged care workforce setting Open
The study of employee voice has primarily focused on mainstream settings (the public sector, manufacturing and larger organisations) within Western countries, where the design of employee voice mechanisms occurs within the context of stand…
View article: Person specification
Person specification Open
A person specification, also referred to as job specification, forms one of two parts of job analysis. The first part of job analysis involves the development of a formal job description to list and describe the position’s tasks and duties…
View article: Migrant worker
Migrant worker Open
Migrant workers are people who have migrated to another country in search of better job opportunities and lifestyle. Migrant workers may enter foreign countries through formal immigration programmes (e.g., skilled, humanitarian, temporary)…
View article: Personality test
Personality test Open
Personality tests can form part of the selection process after shortlisting has been completed and may be used with other selection methods such as résumés/CVs, structured interviews, references and other performance ability measures. Pers…
View article: Telework
Telework Open
Telework, or telecommuting, is work that takes place outside of the traditional office space, where an employee has access to technologies that enable them to perform their work. This form of working can have numerous benefits for employee…
View article: Control and Insecurity in Australian and Canadian Universities during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Control and Insecurity in Australian and Canadian Universities during the COVID-19 Pandemic Open
This study examines how the COVID-19 pandemic and ensuing university management control strategies have influenced higher education workers’ job security, stress and happiness. The primary quantitative and qualitative data are drawn from a…
View article: Farm Businesswomen's Aspirations for Leadership: A Case Study of the Agricultural Sector in Queensland, Australia
Farm Businesswomen's Aspirations for Leadership: A Case Study of the Agricultural Sector in Queensland, Australia Open
In Queensland, Australia, more than half of all women working in agriculture are employed as farmers or farm managers, and they contribute 33 percent of all on-farm income. However, women play a major role in contributing to day-to-day liv…
View article: Sustained knowledge work and thinking time amongst academics: gender and working from home during the COVID-19 pandemic
Sustained knowledge work and thinking time amongst academics: gender and working from home during the COVID-19 pandemic Open
The COVID-19 pandemic triggered a migration of workforces to work from home. A key issue for academics was the implications for the ability to carve out ‘thinking time’ to engage in what we term sustained knowledge work, the type of work e…
View article: Employment incongruity and gender among Middle Eastern and North African skilled migrants in Australia
Employment incongruity and gender among Middle Eastern and North African skilled migrants in Australia Open
We investigate ‘employment incongruity’ among skilled migrants from Middle Eastern and North African (MENA) countries – that is, whether the jobs they achieve in Australia match the jobs they expect to be doing after they arrive or not – a…
View article: Skilled migrant employees' perceptions of support from line managers
Skilled migrant employees' perceptions of support from line managers Open
Purpose This paper explores the experiences of non-English-speaking background (NESB) skilled employees working in Australian workplaces, their perceptions of managers' actions and how a lack of employee involvement and participation (EIP)…
View article: Worker wellbeing at Jacaranda House
Worker wellbeing at Jacaranda House Open
Jacaranda House is a not-for-profit organization and one of the first providers of aged care services in Australia. Jacaranda House is a large employer of professional, community and personal service workers who are employed across a numbe…
View article: Queensland Farm Businesswomen: The Long Road to Leadership
Queensland Farm Businesswomen: The Long Road to Leadership Open
Women’s work and expertise are critical in maintaining and developing agricultural businesses and regional communities. Women represent more than one-third of all agriculture employees in Australia and 28 percent of farmers and farm manage…
View article: Advances in the Technology of Managing People: Contemporary Issues in Business
Advances in the Technology of Managing People: Contemporary Issues in Business Open
The book provides a comprehensive look at emerging technological trends in the workplace. Technological issues and trends are compiled from different venues and explored from management, HR, ethical, and organizational behavior viewpoints.
View article: Researching diversity
Researching diversity Open
The purpose of the researching diversity stream at the 32nd Association of Industrial\nRelations Academics of Australia and New Zealand (AIRAANZ) Conference, hosted by the\nLaw School at the University of Adelaide, was to explore together …
View article: Work, employment and industrial relations policy
Work, employment and industrial relations policy Open
The employment relationship – that between employer and employee – is at the heart of capitalism and a core issue for public policy. Governments create rules, policies and institutions within which employees, their representatives, employe…
View article: Managing the Ageing Workforce in the East and the West
Managing the Ageing Workforce in the East and the West Open
Managing the Ageing Workforce in the East and the West brings together HRM specialists from both Eastern and Western perspectives in a unique collaboration. Each chapter explores the universal relevance of human resource interventions into…
View article: Corporate Social Responsibility, Sustainability, and Ethical Public Relations
Corporate Social Responsibility, Sustainability, and Ethical Public Relations Open
The past two decades have represented a time of unprecedented social, technological, and economic change that has required a transformation in human resource management (HRM).Shifts in demographics, continued increases in women in the work…
View article: Gender and Migration
Gender and Migration Open
This chapter highlights the difficulties experienced by female migrants in Australia within the broader international context. Skilled migration programs are now the major pathway for migrants entering traditional settler societies such as…
View article: Operationalizing Intersectionality: an Approach to Uncovering the Complexity of the Migrant Job Search in Australia
Operationalizing Intersectionality: an Approach to Uncovering the Complexity of the Migrant Job Search in Australia Open
This paper explores the complexities surrounding the lived experiences of skilled migrant women and men from non-English speaking backgrounds (NESBs) who arrive in Australia and attempt to seek work. The paper will analyze the migrants' ex…
View article: Introduction: Work in the 21st Century: How do I Log on?
Introduction: Work in the 21st Century: How do I Log on? Open
How do we log on to work in the 21st century? This question underpins the dilemma faced by governments, organisations, and individuals as they struggle to adapt to the profound changes occurring to workplaces in an era of technologically a…
View article: Going up or going down? Occupational mobility of skilled migrants in Australia
Going up or going down? Occupational mobility of skilled migrants in Australia Open
Skilled migration programs are now widespread among western settler societies, but little is known about the recent outcomes of skilled migrants. Using a feminist framework and qualitative interviews of 22 migrants, this article sheds ligh…