The Vulnerable Worker? A Labor Law Challenge for WIL and Work Experience

Autor/in	Cameron, Craig
Titel	The Vulnerable Worker? A Labor Law Challenge for WIL and Work Experience
Quelle	In: Asia-Pacific Journal of Cooperative Education, 14 (2013) 3, S.135-146 (14 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1175-2882
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Labor Legislation; Work Experience Programs; Job Placement; Comparative Education; Employees; Definitions; Cost Effectiveness; Social Action; Compensation (Remuneration); Migration; Australia; United States + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Labor law; Arbeitsrecht; Employment service; Employment services; Arbeitsvermittlung; Vergleichende Erziehungswissenschaft; Employee; Arbeitnehmer; Beschäftigter; Begriffsbestimmung; Kosten-Nutzen-Analyse; Kosten-Nutzen-Denken; Soziales Handeln; Abfindung; Kompensation; Lohnausgleich; Australien; USA
Abstract	The Fair Work Act (2009) in Australia deregulates "work" in work-integrated learning (WIL) by distinguishing "vocational placement" from "employee". Following concerns about the legal position of WIL and work experience, the Fair Work Ombudsman (FWO) published a fact sheet and commenced a joint research project into unpaid work practices. Nevertheless, the student remains vulnerable to exploitation. This article examines, through the lenses of flexibility and worker protection, the labor regulation of WIL and work experience in Australia and the United States. In particular, the author argues that deregulation in Australia and the legal uncertainty surrounding work experience is inconsistent with the protective function of labor law. Drawing on this examination as well as Australian migration law, the author recommends that the Fair Work Act (2009) be amended to strengthen the criteria for "vocational placement" and to provide a definition of "work experience" in the interests of a balanced regulatory framework. [Papers included in this "Asia-Pacific Journal of Cooperative Education" ("APJCE") Special Issue stem from selected manuscripts from the Australian Collaborative Education Network Annual Conference 2012.] (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	New Zealand Association for Cooperative Education. University of Waikato, Private Bag 3105, Hamilton 3240, New Zealand. Tel: +64-7-838-4892; e-mail: editor@apjce.org; Web site: http://www.apjce.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01