Working time arrangements in the Australian mining industry: trends and implications with particular reference to occupational health and safety

Kathryn. Heiler, Richard. Pickersgill and Chris. Briggs

ILO Working Papers from International Labour Organization

Abstract: Presents the major findings from the national survey into shift work and rostering arrangements conducted in February 2000. Covers trends from 1978 to 1998. Discusses the implications of these trends for working hours, occupational health and safety, family and community life, and industrial activity and trade unions.

Keywords: arrangement of working time; shift work.; economic implication; social implication; occupational health; occupational safety; mining; trend; survey.; employment; trade unionization.; international market; labour relations; hours of work; legal aspect; collective bargaining; individual; collective agreement; industrial product; geographic distribution.; commuting; labour productivity; compressed working week; weekly; overtime; fatigue.; family.; aménagement du temps de travail; travail posté; conséquences économiques; conséquences sociales; santé au travail; sécurité du travail; industrie minière; tendance; enquête; emploi; syndicalisation; marché international; relations de travail; durée du travail; aspect juridique; négociation collective; individu; convention collective; produit industriel; distribution géographique; trajet domicile-travail; productivité du travail; semaine de travail comprimée; hebdomadaire; heures supplémentaires; fatigue; famille; ordenamiento del tiempo de trabajo; trabajo por turnos; consecuencias económicas; consecuencias sociales; salud en el trabajo; seguridad en el trabajo; explotación minera; tendencia; encuesta; empleo; sindicalización; mercado internacional; relaciones laborales; horas de trabajo; aspecto jurídico; negociación colectiva; individuo; convenio colectivo; producto industrial; distribución geográfica; trayecto al trabajo; productividad del trabajo; semana comprimida de trabajo; semanario; horas extraordinarias; fatiga; familia (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 53 pages
Date: 2000
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