How well do changing employment and related legislation and workplace institutions (including unions) and the workplace meet the needs of the labour force (women, men, low paid, skilled, ageing, immigrant etc) and the operation of the workplace
There is a wide variety of labour market practice and collective and individual experiences at work. The importance of the impacts of industrial relations reform and changes to labour market practices are examined within the contexts of national and international policy, public institutional frameworks and the institutions within which labour and capital are organised.
Particular attention is paid to the analysis of the impact of changes on different groups in the labour market including women and men, different cultures and cultural groups, different age cohorts and the experiences within different occupations and industries. Furthermore, the research will also examine the regulation and institutions of work through equality, gender and diversity perspectives.
Programme director
- Glenda Strachan