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    Continuity and change in the Australian minimum wage setting system: The legacy of the commission

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    Authors
    Waring, P.
    Burgess, John
    Date
    2011
    Type
    Journal Article
    
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    Waring, Peter and Burgess, John. 2011. Continuity and change in the Australian minimum wage setting system: The legacy of the commission. Journal of Industrial Relations. 53 (5): pp. 681-697.
    Source Title
    Journal of Industrial Relations
    DOI
    10.1177/0022185611419619
    ISSN
    00221856
    School
    School of Management
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/12480
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    • Curtin Research Publications
    Abstract

    Australia has a long history of institutional minimum wage determination. We examine the features and the changes in the minimum wages system. We identify its enduring characteristics, its place the Australian system in an international context and see where Fair Work Australia is located in relation to previous arrangements. We ask why a minimum wage system is still required and we examine the legacy of the Australian Industrial Relations Commission and its predecessors in minimum wage determination.

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