Type Of Work
- Scholarly edition
2006 generally represented a solid year in terms of macroeconomic
performance and labour market indicators, even under the threat of increasing
inflation and interest rates. However, some favourable aggregate labour market
indicators disguised major disparities at disaggregated regional, sectoral or
demographic levels. The major development in the labour market was the
implementation and operation of the WorkChoices legislation which will shape the
industrial relations landscape in Australia for many years to come. This article
presents an analysis of the performance of the macroeconomy and labour market, and
reviews the developments of the WorkChoices legislation.
2006 generally represented a solid year in terms of macroeconomic
performance and labour market indicators, even under the threat of increasing
inflation and interest rates. However, some favourable aggregate labour market
indicators disguised major disparities at disaggregated regional, sectoral or
demographic levels. The major development in the labour market was the
implementation and operation of the WorkChoices legislation which will shape the
industrial relations landscape in Australia for many years to come. This article
presents an analysis of the performance of the macroeconomy and labour market, and
reviews the developments of the WorkChoices legislation.