AWAs : changing the structure of wages

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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
Authorsvan Barneveld, Kristin and Frino, Elizabeth
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.

KeywordsAustralian Workplace Agreements ; Collective agreements; wage provisions; wages
Year01 Jan 2001
JournalLabour and Industry: a journal of the social and economic relations of work
Journal citation12 (1), pp. 87-108
PublisherTaylor & Francis Australasia
ISSN1030-1763
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
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