AWAs : changing the structure of wages
Journal article
van Barneveld, Kristin and Frino, Elizabeth. (2001). AWAs : changing the structure of wages. Labour and Industry: a journal of the social and economic relations of work. 12(1), pp. 87-108. https://doi.org/10.1080/10301763.2001.10722016
Authors | van Barneveld, Kristin and Frino, Elizabeth |
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Abstract | This paper provides an overview of recent developments in remuneration practices in individual agreements (Australian Workplace Agreements or AWAs) and compares them to collective arrangements using data from ACIRRT, University of Sydney's Agreements Database and Monitor (ADAM). The data reveals two key differences in wages provisions between AWAs and collective agreements. First, wage increases in AWAs are often not guaranteed but are ‘at risk’, as they are typically linked to demonstrated productivity improvement through performance. Such performance is more likely to be measured at the individual rather than the group level. The second key difference is the use in AWAs of a loaded or all-in rate of pay which is usually accompanied by open-ended hours of work provisions. The paper generally finds that there are substantial differences in the content and incidence of wages information contained in AWAs and collective agreements. The structure of wages is assessed in order to explain the discrepancy in wage outcomes and earnings for workers covered by AWAs. The key question raised by the data is whether other aspects of the remuneration structure compensate for the shortcomings of such wage increases granted in AWAs. |
Keywords | Australian Workplace Agreements ; Collective agreements; wage provisions; wages |
Year | 01 Jan 2001 |
Journal | Labour and Industry: a journal of the social and economic relations of work |
Journal citation | 12 (1), pp. 87-108 |
Publisher | Taylor & Francis Australasia |
ISSN | 1030-1763 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1080/10301763.2001.10722016 |
Web address (URL) | https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/10301763.2001.10722016 |
Open access | Published as non-open access |
Research or scholarly | Research |
Page range | 87-108 |
Publisher's version | License All rights reserved File Access Level Controlled |
Output status | Published |
Publication dates | |
Online | 20 Jun 2013 |
Publication process dates | |
Deposited | 21 May 2024 |
Additional information | Copyright © 2024 Informa UK Limited |
Place of publication | Australia |
https://acuresearchbank.acu.edu.au/item/90787/awas-changing-the-structure-of-wages
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