An initiative of Swinburne Institute for Social Research, Swinburne University

Research & Evidence Base

Swinburne Institute for Social Research

Alice Dunn

28 February 2013 | The research examines the persistence of award reliance and the reasons for remaining reliant on awards, including barriers to seeking and achieving over-award wages/arrangements.

29 February 2012 | This report examines the experiences and circumstances of a collection of award-reliant employees to elucidate the various factors that lead to and result from award reliance in higher award classification employment.
03 June 2011 | This review includes addressing the historical development of apprentice and trainee wages, their facilitation through modern awards and pre-modern arrangements, the demographics of Australian apprentices as well as a qualitative study into the operation of competency-based wage arrangements for apprentices.