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Tarun Khaitan Publications
Published works by Centre for Employment and Labour Relations Law member Professor Tarun Khaitan.
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Julian Sempill Publications
Published works by Centre for Employment and Labour Relations Law member Dr Julian Sempill.
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Employee Happiness and Labour Law
Job satisfaction has been a recurrent theme in popular media for many years. Yet its promotion through the regulation of the workplace remains elusive. This project researched 'workplace happiness', and how work councils in Europe might provide one manner in which this objective could be implemented in a concrete way.
- Current project
Administrative Justice in China
This project is undertaking the first systematic examination of the three mechanisms underpinning administrative justice in China and their interaction: administrative litigation, administrative review and letters and visits.
- Past project
Law and Labour Market Regulation
This project was designed to apply a regulatory perspective to labour law, broaden the subject matter of labour law, and view the impact of this regulatory field on individual workers taken across a life course.
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Joo-Cheong Tham Publications
Published works by Centre for Employment and Labour Relations Law member Professor Joo-Cheong Tham.
- Past project
Harassment in the Socio-Legal Context
This project analysed the emerging principles of non-sexual harassment in Australian law and practice. Gail Mason (Law Faculty, University of Sydney) and Anna Chapman received funding for this project from the Australian Research Council for the period 2000–2002.
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Julian Sempill
Academic profile of Dr Julian Sempill, Melbourne Law School
- Current project
Work in Franchises: Searching for Solutions at the Regulatory Frontier
The recent underpayment scandals that have engulfed 7-Eleven, Domino’s Pizza and other well-known franchises have generated significant public concern and substantial law reform.
- Past project
Phoenix Activity: Regulating Fraudulent Use of the Corporate Form
To strengthen Australia’s economic fabric, this project examined the optimal method of dealing with fraudulent phoenix activity.
- Past project
The Challenges of Regulating Temporary migrant labour in Australia
This interdisciplinary project examined the challenges of regulating temporary migrant labour in Australia.
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In the Media
Recent media items featuring members of the Centre for Employment and Labour Relations Law.
- Current project
Regulation of Labour Disputes in SE Asia
The project is investigating the formal and informal mechanisms of collective labour dispute resolution in three Southeast Asian countries: Indonesia, the Philippines and Vietnam.
- Past project
'Nothing Can Be Created Out of Nothing': Workers, Their Know-How and the Employment Relationships that Support Them
This empirical project investigated how Australian employers and workers bargain over the fruits of know-how, and whether this promotes innovation.
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Security of Employment and Unfair Dismissal Law
Termination of employment law, and particularly unfair dismissal law, continues to attract much debate in Australian policy circles. Professor Anna Chapman conducted this project over a number of years, tracking the development of legal regulation in this area.
- Past project
New Initiatives in Enforcing Employment Standards
This project provided the first comprehensive scholarly evaluation of the Fair Work Ombudsman whose office is responsible for the enforcement of working conditions relating to pay, reasonable working hours and leave, among other regulatory functions.
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Sean Cooney Publications
Published works by Centre for Employment and Labour Relations Law member Professor Sean Cooney.
- Past project
Sham Contracting in the Building and Construction Industry
This project assisted the Australian Building and Construction Commission in carrying out research into the extent of sham contracting in the Australian building and construction industry.
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Employment Law (LAWS50064)
This JD subject examines a number of current thematic issues regarding employment law, such as the COVID-19 pandemic and employment law responses to economic and organisational restructuring.
- Past project
Precariousness in Law and Labour Markets: The Case of Temporary Migrant Workers
This project examined the situation of temporary migrant workers in Australia, focusing on the nature and extent of their precariousness both in law and in labour market practice.
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John Howe Publications
Published works by Centre for Employment and Labour Relations Law member Professor John Howe.