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Labour Review issue no. 125 - March 2004

superannuation

Employees’ Choice of Superannuation Plan
Australian employers, and employers around the world, are moving away from defined benefit superannuation plans for employees to accumulated benefit plans.

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Policy

Work, People and Globalisation: Towards a New Social Contract for Australia
Those who advocate for even more deregulated and individualised forms of industrial relations in Australia argue that the forces of ‘globalisation’ provide no alternative.

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employment

Tackling the Blight of Unemployment and Poverty in Australia
Beneath the statistics that seem to show Australia as a fast growing economy with relatively low unemployment lie seldom recognised massive levels of unemployment, poverty and deprivation.

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OHS

Workload, Stress and Psychosocial Factors as Hazards for Musculoskeletal Disorders
Musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) resulting from work-related cumulative trauma continue to constitute a substantial problem in many workplaces.

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OHS

Club Zero, Better Intervention Studies and a Proposal for an Australian Institute of Occupational and Environmental Health
The Club Zero model could be used to assist small to medium sized enterprises implement OHS management solutions

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OHS

Research Links Downsizing to Increased Risk of Death
Employee deaths from cardiovascular disease are twice as high in companies where major downsizing has occurred compared with companies where cuts have not been made.

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Policy

Swedish Government Sets Out New Measures to Cut Sickness Absence
The Swedish government has announced new measures to improve health at work and cut sickness absence. It plans to increase employers’ responsibility in this area and calls on the social partners to conclude new collective agreements on the work environment.

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Training

Union Learning Representatives Profiled
Statutory rights for ‘union learning representatives’ came into force in the UK in 2003. This article reviews the latest evidence on the spread, activities and impact of this new kind of workplace representative.

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