The National Institute of Labour Studies, Flinders University, were commissioned by the Australian Fair Pay Commission Secretariat to investigate the size, trends in, and determinants of, the difference between male and female pay in Australia focusing on occupations and industries with a high density of Pay-Scale reliant workers. The authors compare the wages of women...

This report examines the gender composition of industry and occupational sectors and analyses recent trends. It explores the role of minimum wages in shaping gender pay differentials and provides quantitative analysis of the possible causes of observed differences in the earnings of Australian men and women and the extent of the ‘unexplained’ gender pay gap...

This is the first of what will become a series of half-yearly reports on the impact of the Commission's wage-setting decisions for Australia's low paid workers. The report assists the Commission to monitor the impact of its wage-setting decisions and provides stakeholders with improved information about the economic and social circumstances of low-paid Australians. The...