About 9?15% of adult-onset asthma cases can be attributed to exposures at work. People with occupational asthma often have to change jobs or careers to relieve their symptoms; hence, work disruption and economic hardship are common consequences of the disease.
This report explores the skills, innovation and employment dimensions of the transition to a more environmentally sustainable society, with a particular focus on the challenges involved in achieving deep cuts in greenhouse emissions.
The paper focuses on the background to, and provisions of the Workplace Relations Act 1996 relating to industrial action.
America has no labour party. Why? Many have tried to explain: racism, the early achievement of manhood suffrage, and political structures such as federalism and the roles of the president and the courts have all been cited as the cause of this unusual characteristic of the American polity. None stands up, and comparison with Australia shows why.
Australia's revised selection criteria have dramatically improved its employment outcomes relative to Canada's, according to this report. Degree-qualified economic immigrants have performed far better in Australia than in Canada over the past decade, and a significantly greater proportion of newcomers in Australia secure stable and well-paid employment quickly, using their professional credentials on the job.
This discussion paper seeks feedback on the government's plans to clarify visa sponsor obligations and provide further
mechanisms to help deal with the particular vulnerability of
temporary workers from overseas.
The NES are a key element of the Rudd government's new workplace relations system and will come into effect on 1 January 2010. They will apply to all employees in the Federal system regardless of industry, occupation or income.
This report, the third in a series, focuses on early trends emerging from a second wave of data collection, as well as recent research findings and dissemination activities completed in the past year. In particular it exams breastfeeding and return-to-work patterns.
This paper provides a comparison of part-time work in Australia and overseas, and possible reasons for our relatively high reliance on this form of work; presents an assessment of the changing role of part-time work in Australia; and identifies groups that are availing themselves of part-time work and industries that have higher proportions of part-time workers and how these have been changing over time.
Australia?s best teachers should be paid almost $130,000 as a key step in recognising their value to society and strengthening the teaching profession, according to this report. The authors also recommend creating two new levels of teacher certification beyond initial registration, to allow the best teachers to be recognised as 'accomplished' and 'leading', as part of a much needed overhaul of remuneration.
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