Casual Employment and Labour Standards in Australia

The rise of the phenomenon of « zero hours » contracts, and other forms of irregular casualised engagement in the gig economy, has highlighted the pressing need for greater regulatory protection of precariously engaged workers around the world. Regulatory solutions must be found, to ensure that wor...

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Xuất bản năm:URI:https://journals.openedition.org/rdctss,
Tác giả chính: McCrystal, Shae
Định dạng: Article ou chapitre numérique
Ngôn ngữ:Anglais
Được phát hành: Revue de droit comparé du travail et de la sécurité sociale 2021
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Truy cập trực tuyến:Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM
Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM
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Tóm tắt:The rise of the phenomenon of « zero hours » contracts, and other forms of irregular casualised engagement in the gig economy, has highlighted the pressing need for greater regulatory protection of precariously engaged workers around the world. Regulatory solutions must be found, to ensure that workers are treated fairly, with dignity, and not treated as disposable commodities, ready to be taken off the virtual « shelf » at the convenience of business. Australia has a history of protective l...