Glenda Maconachie
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 693556 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Glenda Maconachie |
| NOMBRES | Glenda |
| APELLIDO | Maconachie |
| FIRMA | MACONACHIE G |
| AFILIACIONES | Queensland University of Technology |
| VERIFICADO | No |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 4 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 0 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 4 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 1997 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2011 |
| ÍNDICE H | 0 |
Does Institutional Location Protect from Political Influence? The Case of a Minimum Labour Standards Enforcement Agency in Australia
Among the many factors that influence enforcement agencies, this article examines the role of the institutional location (and independence) of agencies, and an incumbent government's ideology. It is argued that institutional location affects the level of political influence on the agency's operations, while government ideology affects its willingness to resource enforcement agencies and approve regulatory activities. Evidence from the agency regu…
Recouping wage underpayment
Corporate collapses in Australia have provided stark evidence that employees do not always secure their employment entitlements, despite having a legal right to do so. There has been an implicit assumption in the Australian industrial relations system that employer evasion of employee entitlements is rare. However, our detailed examination of enforcement within the Australian federal industrial relations system shows, for the first time, that des…
Managing equity
This paper outlines the methods and outcomes of a study into equity management strategies in Australian private sector organisations reporting to the Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace Agency (EOWA). Reports from 1,976 organisations indicate 11 key factors characterising equity management in Australia. The study highlights differences within previously identified social structural policies, temperamental and opportunity policies and ide…
Blood on the Rails
In 1886 the Queensland government introduced the Queensland Employers' Liability Act. This Act was intended to provide compensation to workers, in certain circumstances, who were injured in the course of their employment. The Act seemed to provide a better outcome for injured workers than common law avenues. The Act did not live up to its promise. The construction of the Cairns -Kuranda railway in the 1880s is used to highlight some factors which…
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Blood on the Rails
In 1886 the Queensland government introduced the Queensland Employers' Liability Act. This Act was intended to provide compensation to workers, in certain circumstances, who were injured in the course of their employment. The Act seemed to provide a better outcome for injured workers than common law avenues. The Act did not live up to its promise. The construction of the Cairns -Kuranda railway in the 1880s is used to highlight some factors which…
Managing equity
This paper outlines the methods and outcomes of a study into equity management strategies in Australian private sector organisations reporting to the Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace Agency (EOWA). Reports from 1,976 organisations indicate 11 key factors characterising equity management in Australia. The study highlights differences within previously identified social structural policies, temperamental and opportunity policies and ide…
Recouping wage underpayment
Corporate collapses in Australia have provided stark evidence that employees do not always secure their employment entitlements, despite having a legal right to do so. There has been an implicit assumption in the Australian industrial relations system that employer evasion of employee entitlements is rare. However, our detailed examination of enforcement within the Australian federal industrial relations system shows, for the first time, that des…
Does Institutional Location Protect from Political Influence? The Case of a Minimum Labour Standards Enforcement Agency in Australia
Among the many factors that influence enforcement agencies, this article examines the role of the institutional location (and independence) of agencies, and an incumbent government's ideology. It is argued that institutional location affects the level of political influence on the agency's operations, while government ideology affects its willingness to resource enforcement agencies and approve regulatory activities. Evidence from the agency regu…
Business (4 obras) · Law (4 obras) · Political science (4 obras) · Economics (3 obras) · Finance (3 obras) · Labor Movements and Unions (3 obras) · Sociology (3 obras) · Agency (philosophy (2 obras) · Enforcement (2 obras) · Law (2 obras)