Public sector employment in the twenty-first century
By: editors, Marilyn Pittard, Phillipa Weeks.
Contributors: Pittard, Marilyn J.; Weeks, Phillipa.
Publisher: ANU E Press
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Canberra, A.C.T
Language: eng
Number of pages: 331
ISBN-13: 9781920942601
Subjects: Civil service -- Australia.; Labor contract -- Australia.; Privatization -- Australia.; Contracting out -- Australia.; Labor laws and legislation -- Australia.; Industrial relations -- Australia.; Civil service -- New Zealand.; Civil service -- Great Britain.
Description: "This book addresses the transformations which have occurred in employment arrangements and practices in the Australian public sector over the past decade. Themes of contractualisation, privatisation and outsourcing  are explored and critically examined, as well as influences of the industrial relations legislative framework including the Work Choices legislation."--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.

Also available in an electronic version via the Internet at the publisher's home page: http://epress.anu.edu.au/