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This comes as the government prepares to resume efforts to overhaul workplace laws, arguing that these reforms are needed to revive the economy after COVID-19; Morrison has said…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB252441
ISSN: 2633-304X
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These changes, which focus particularly on casual workers, faced particular lobbying from parts of the business sector, which described them as costly and unnecessary, but they…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB282370
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Endo is a colloquial expression meaning end-of-contract and refers to the practice of hiring and re-hiring workers on contracts lasting less than six months, the period after…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB214885
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Prime Minister Scott Morrison, leader of the Liberal-National coalition, is personally popular but the coalition's electoral appeal is limited because of its handling of the…
Impact of COVID-19 on Indian pharma.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB252115
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Air passenger traffic in the region has fallen sharply since the onset of COVID-19 crisis. Most South-east Asian countries are battling resurgent waves of infection, fuelled by…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB263739
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Gender inequality in Japan.
The proposal seeks to deal with a supposedly temporary shortage of workers but will also help address the longer-term issue of Japan’s declining workforce and ageing society.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB240025
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The reforms are scheduled to be debated in parliament in 2021. The planned changes are a political gamble by the governing Liberal-National coalition.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB258377
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The policies, currently open for public comment and likely to be implemented within six months, significantly ease the application of existing data export rules, and suspend the…