The Impact of 'Work Choices' on Women in Low Paid Employment in Australia: A Qualitative Analysis

摘要: This article summarizes the effects of Howard Government's `Work Choices' amendments to Workplace Relations Act 1996, based on qualitative analysis its impact 121 low paid women workers. The main regulatory changes are job security, income, voice, working time and redundancy pay. draws attention nexus between protection from unfair dismissal security employee voice: many those interviewed in study had lost access as a consequence could no longer effectively influence their hours, or request flexibility. Employer prerogative was perceived have strengthened workplaces, with consequences for intensity work. suggests that improvements minimum standards vital if workers like included exercise voice over avoid significant deteriorations pay conditions.