This report presents the findings of a qualitative longitudinal study examining the impact of the minimum wage increase afforded by the Annual Wage Review 2009–10 Decision on a sample of minimum wage-reliant enterprises and their employees.The study focused on enterprises in the Community Services, Manufacturing, Retail and Hospitality industries. The paper is divided into three...

This report provides an overview of results from the first survey, which gathered data on working conditions in March 2006 (before the implementation of the WorkChoices legislation) and 2007. This is a five year study of 8343 participants in the Australian labour market, assessing the impacts of changes and perceptions of working life. This report...