The big squeeze: work, home and care in 2012
@inproceedings{Pocock2012TheBS,
title={The big squeeze: work, home and care in 2012},
author={Barbara A. Pocock and Claire Louise Hutchinson and Natalie Skinner},
year={2012}
}In recent years a number of major events have influenced Australians’ work, personal, family and community lives. The global financial crisis commenced in 2007/8 and international financial markets have experienced continuing instability. The Fair Work Act 2009 introduced a number of changes to the regulation of work. These included a new net of National Employment Standards that incorporated a formal right for some workers to request flexibility or extended unpaid parental leave from 1 January…
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