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‘We've Got This New Legislation’: A Review Article on Australia@Work and other 2007 Reports on WorkChoices

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The WorkChoices legislation was controversial at the time of its introduction. The controversy has continued as to what its outcomes have been, and in whose interests it has operated. One outcome of the legislation has been a proliferation of extremely comprehensive analyses of its effects to date. This review article on those reports concludes that the overwhelming weight of evidence is that the legislation has benefited employers at the expense of employees. However, this article provides a materialist analysis of WorkChoices and the wider employer offensive which contrasts with the dominant interpretations amongst the critics of WorkChoices. The paper situates WorkChoices as part of a longer-term employer offensive designed to maintain profitability by increasing the rate of labour exploitation.

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  • Diane Fieldes, 2007. "‘We've Got This New Legislation’: A Review Article on Australia@Work and other 2007 Reports on WorkChoices," The Economic and Labour Relations Review, , vol. 18(1), pages 143-153, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:ecolab:v:18:y:2007:i:1:p:143-153
    DOI: 10.1177/103530460701800108
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