.../methodology/approach – Using the data collected from 700 employees located in Queensland, Australia, multiple regression analysis was conducted to examine the variables related to individual WLB strategies and organisational WLB programmes. Several multiple regression models were used to evaluate...

... – The analysis is based on additional findings from the research projects using qualitative case study methodologies. The paper draws on interviews with the underground mining manager in study 1 and the OHS manager in study 2, together with current literature on supply chains and OHS responsibility in Australia...

... of the robustness of each system that create conflict. Research limitations/implications The paper reports on the change process of one mining organisation in Western Australia as a case study from a managerial sample and is thereby limited. Practical implications This study demonstrates the difficulties...

... in government and non‐government high schools in Australia and the Republic of Uganda. Participants completed a self‐report questionnaire. Findings The psychosomatic model is supported for both the Australian and the Ugandan samples. However, the relationship between bullying and physical symptoms is fully...

...Abigail Marks; James Richards; Shaun Ryan Purpose The article seeks to analyse and explore the contradictions and variations in the concepts “team” and “teamwork” and their use in the NSW, Australia, commercial cleaning industry. Design/methodology/approach The article utilises an ethnographic...

...Paul Stewart; Caroline Smith Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the capacity for trade unions to mobilise internationally by considering how stevedores in Australia successfully internationalised a major dispute. Design/methodology/approach The paper reports the findings...

...Dean Carson; Kristal Coe; Kerstin Zander; Stephen Garnett Purpose The aim of this paper is to synthesise three separate but similar studies into the motivations of accountants, engineers, and nurses to come to Australia's Northern Territory. Gordon's job structures model and the labour force...

... of scale while operating wholly as an outsourcer dealing with a mixture of ongoing and fixed term contracts. The hours of work vary depending on the nature of the campaign and the locations being serviced (e.g. Western Australia, New Zealand). A variety of different campaigns requiring different types...

...Michael Lyons; Meg Smith Purpose The purpose of this paper is to discuss the impact on the new federal wage fixing system on gender pay equity in Australia. Design/methodology/approach The article is divided into four parts. The first section briefly examines the policy approach to the issue...

... workers in Australia. Design/methodology/approach This article uses documentary analysis and semi‐structured interviews in six Australian organisations that are required to develop formal EEO programmes. Findings Formal EEO programmes and agreement making are limited in their ability to promote...

...Angie Knox; Dennis Nickson Purpose The purpose of the paper is to compare employment relations in the hotel industry in Australia and the UK. Australian industry employment is regulated by the state and union recognition is enshrined. A substantial proportion of Australian hotel employers engage...

... Australia's 38 universities have been criticised for maintaining male‐dominated management structures and for ignoring the potential of women as managers (Burton, 1997 ; Probert et al., 1998). In this way they share the same problems as universities throughout the developed and developing world...

... to just 16 per cent at Professor (Level E); there is a concentration of women in the fields of humanities and social sciences, especially in teaching and nursing, and a corresponding under‐representation of women in science‐related disciplines. The gender segmentation in Australia is similar or marginally...

... decisions in Australia. By developing a conceptual model based on arbitration outcomes and structuring the analysis on this model, the paper presents a logical understanding of the factors that drive arbitration decisions and remedies. Many workers have been excluded altogether from the operation...

... Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2006 Psychological contracts Credit unions Australia Workplace For many years, the employee‐employer relationship has been viewed as a social exchange process based on the norms of reciprocity (Gouldner, 1960) and mutual support (Blau, 1964). According...

... of McJobs in Australia. Findings Fast‐food workers were generally dissatisfied with the industrial relations and work organisation aspects of their jobs. Nonetheless, they were generally much more satisfied with the human resource management and social relations aspects of their jobs. Research...

... a growing number of successful prosecutions for breaches of legislative duties by host and labour leasing firms. Research limitations/implications Research to investigate these issues in other countries and compare findings with those for Australia is required, along with assessing the effectiveness...

... between competitive pressures, supply chain rationalization and OHS outcomes. Research to investigate these issues in other countries is required in order to compare findings with those for Australia and to assess the effectiveness of new enforcement initiatives. Practical implications Findings...

...Nils Timo; Michael Davidson Purpose The paper aims to examine employment relations practices and labour market features of 4‐5 star luxury multinational chain (MNC) and domestic hotels operating in the Brisbane‐Gold Coast corridor in Australia and discuss the implications that competing on price...

... several hundred thousand male and female workers [professional, para‐professional, clerical, non‐technical and tradespersons] across a broad range of industries in the public and private sectors and embracing all states and territories of Australia. The overwhelming majority are full‐time employees...