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The Female Casual Worker: Is Money All That Matters?
Author(s) -
Wood J.M.,
Grant C.J.
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
asia pacific journal of human resources
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.825
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1744-7941
pISSN - 1038-4111
DOI - 10.1177/103841118502300207
Subject(s) - casual , workforce , labour economics , work (physics) , business , economics , political science , economic growth , law , engineering , mechanical engineering
As we move towards a post industrial society it is becoming readily apparent that the Standard Hours (5‐day/40‐hour week) model of employment is no longer acceptable for many members of the contemporary workforce. Although there is strong evidence that this rejection of the Standard Hours model of employment will continue to grow within Australia, as yet there is little research being undertaken to determine exactly what forms of work‐time options and what conditions of employment the casual or part time worker wants from employers in the future.