Women, work and industrial relations in 2008

Journal of Industrial Relations

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 331-346

  Baird, Marian ^a   Williamson, Sue ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Equal pay; Fair Work Bill; Paid maternity leave; Right to request; Women and work

Indexed keywords

EID: 66449123609     PISSN: 00221856     EISSN: 14729296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0022185609104301     Document Type: Article

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