Recognition at Last: Care Work and the Equal Remuneration Case

Journal of Industrial Relations

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 377-385

  Cortis, Natasha ^a   Meagher, Gabrielle ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

care work; community services; equal pay; Fair Work Act; women

Indexed keywords

EID: 84861868150     PISSN: 00221856     EISSN: 14729296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0022185612442278     Document Type: Article

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