Labour & human rights
Australia's work/care supports
This research will assess Australia's present regulatory framework of work/care supports.
Constitutional models for an Australian republic
A move to create an Australian head of state is a symbolic, constitutional, governance and organisational change that raises many questions. How should an Australian head of state be chosen?
Employment and social security
This research investigates the need for greater cross-border cooperation in the face of increasing financial integration among Asian countries.
Flexible working arrangements
How did working from home during the pandemic impact on workers with family responsibilities?
Historical concept of labour
This project examines the various ideas/concepts of labour as a socially and legally regulated concept since the beginning of stratified/hierarchical civilised states.
Human rights complaints
This project will assess the effectiveness of the mechanisms used to resolve human rights complaints – conciliation, mediation and litigation – in four Australian jurisdictions.
Indirect sex discrimination
This MPhil project focuses on ‘Indirect Sex Discrimination under Australian discrimination law - Assessing the Onus of Proof and the Reasonableness Test’.
Innovative discrimination laws
How effective are new laws in Victoria at promoting substantive equality?
Judicial reasoning in Australian labour law cases
This project examines how judges resolve contested issues in labour law cases by drawing on social science information and/or 'common sense' or intuition.
Labour disputes in Southeast Asia
The formal and informal regulation of collective labour disputes in Indonesia, the Philippines and Vietnam. This interdisciplinary project is funded by a 3-year ARC Discovery Grant.
Labour law research methods
This project examines the various methodologies used in examining labour law – including traditional/doctrinal analysis and empirical legal research.
Lead firm responsibility for regulatory arbitrage
This research investigates the need for greater cross-border cooperation in the face of increasing financial integration among Asian countries.
Pregnancy discrimination at work in Victoria
This project, in collaboration with JobWatch Inc., investigates pregnancy discrimination in Victorian workplaces using qualitative and quantitative research methods.
Promoting better working conditions in global supply chains through public procurement
How can public procurement initiatives be designed effectively to promote and secure better working conditions in transnational supply chains?
Worker protection index
The Worker Protection Index (WPI) has been developed as a new measure for quantitative cross-national comparison of the strength of worker protection provided by law.