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Conference Papers
2014, 'What do senior figures in Australian VET and industrial relations think about the concept of skill in work?', in Proceedings, Australian Vocational Education and Training Research Association (AVETRA), Gold Coast, Australia, pp. 1 - 9, presented at 17th AVETRA International Conference, Gold Coast, Australia, 22 April 2014 - 24 April 2014, http://avetra.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/Abstract-431.pdf
,2014, 'Views of skill in low-wage jobs: Australian security guards and cleaners.', in Proceedings of the 28th Annual Conference of AIRAANZ, Melbourne, Australia, presented at 28th Annual Conference of AIRAANZ, Melbourne, Australia, 05 February 2014 - 07 February 2014, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/25615
,2013, 'Aircraft Maintenance in Australia: issues and prospects.', Macquarie University, Sydney, presented at Global Aviation Research Network, Macquarie University, Sydney, 29 November 2013 - 29 November 2013
,2013, 'Aircraft Maintenance in Australia: Issues, Prospects and Loose Ends.', Melbourne, Australia, presented at Aircraft Engineers International Annual Congress, Melbourne, Australia, 20 November 2013 - 23 November 2013
,2013, 'Industry level and case study findings about the occupations of Guest Services Agent and Cleaner', Sydney, Australia, presented at Cleaning Industry Forum, Service Skills Australia, Sydney, Australia, 14 October 2013 - 15 October 2013
,2013, 'A skill shortage of a certain kind: Segmentation in the labour market for licensed and unlicensed aircraft maintenance engineers (AMEs) in Australia', Trinity College, presented at Austerity without end? European employment in the crisis, Trinity College, 12 September 2013 - 14 April 2013
,2013, 'Wanted! Flexibility and security: Finding a Package of Terms and Conditions that Work for Employed Mothers', in Baird M; Pocock B; Alexander M (eds.), 5th International Community, Work& Family Conference: Changes and Challenges in a Globalising World. Full Papers, University of Sydney, presented at 5th International Community, Work& Family Conference: Changes and Challenges in a Globalising World, University of Sydney, 17 July 2013 - 19 July 2013
,2012, 'Inequality and Low Paid Women Workers: Care, Skill and Value in Social and Community Sector Work', Keele University, presented at Gender, Work and Organisation Conference, Keele University, 26 July 2012 - 28 July 2012
,2011, 'Gaining Recognition for the Skills of Experience: Low-Paid CAre Work.', presented at Equity, Diversity and Inclusion in the Workplace: Assessing Progress, Issues and Gaps, 22 September 2011 - 22 September 2011
,2011, 'Searching for the skills of professionals', Australian School of Business, UNSW, presented at Symposium on New Developments in the Sociology of Work & Organisations, Australian School of Business, UNSW, 14 July 2011 - 15 July 2011
,2011, 'Segmented skilling: distinguishing future-oriented from status-quo approaches to workforce development', Bamberg, Germany, presented at Annual Conference of the international Working Party on Labour Market Segmentation, Bamberg, Germany, 11 July 2011 - 13 July 2011, http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.1920006
,2010, 'Contesting Competence: Australia Enters Another Period of Training Reform', in Contesting Competence: Australia Enters Another Period of Training Reform, Rutgers University, New York, presented at International Labour Process Conference 2010, Rutgers University, New York, 15 March 2010 - 17 March 2010
,2010, 'The political economy and skills of aircraft maintenance: Towards a research agenda.', Rutgers University, presented at 28th International Labour Process Conference, Rutgers University, 15 March 2010 - 17 March 2010
,2010, 'A Matter of Trust: Quality in Competency-Based Assessment in Australia', in Work in Progress: Crises, Choices and Continuity: Proceedings of the 24th AIRAANZ Conference, College of Business, UWS/AIRAANZ, Sydney, presented at 24TH AIRAANZ Conference, Sydney, Australia, 03 February 2010 - 05 February 2010, http://airaanzweb.weebly.com/uploads/2/1/6/3/2163987/all_refereed_papers.pdf
,2010, 'A New Era? Pay Equity Prospects in Australia Following 'Making it Fair'', in Work in Progress: Crises, Choices and Continuity: Proceedings of the 24th AIRAANZ Conference, College of Business, UWS/AIRAANZ, Sydney, presented at 24TH AIRAANZ Conference, Sydney, Australia, 03 February 2010 - 05 February 2010, http://airaanzweb.weebly.com/uploads/2/1/6/3/2163987/all_refereed_papers.pdf
,2009, ''Employability' and the Substance of Soft Skills', Edinburgh, presented at International Labour Process Conference 2009, Edinburgh, 06 April 2009 - 08 April 2009
,2009, 'Forward with (Gender Pay) Fairness?', in Labour, Capital and Change, Newcastle School of Business, Newcastle, presented at Proceeding of the 23rd AIRAANZ conference, Volume I, Newcastle, Australia, 04 February 2009 - 06 February 2009
,2008, 'Helping to Mainstream Gender Equity in Aoreoroa/New Zeland', presented at XII Annual Conference of the International Research Society for Public Management, 23 April 2008
,2008, 'The Hidden Skills Spotlight: Helping to Mainstream Gender Equity in Aotearoa/New Zealand', in XII Annual Conference of the International Research Society for Public Management, Queensland University of Technology, presented at XII Annual Conference of the International Research Society for Public Management, Queensland University of Technology, 26 March 2008 - 28 March 2008
,2008, 'From One Stop Shop to Welfare Wars: Frontline Worker Responses to a decade of Change in an Australian Public Welfare Agency', in Work Matters, Palgrave MacMillan, UK, presented at International Labour Process Conference 2008, Dublin, 18 March 2008 - 20 March 2008
,2008, 'How skilled are service jobs? Developing a new service skills taxonomy in Aotearoal/New Zealand', in Work Matters, Palgrave MacMillan, UK, presented at International Labour Process Conference 2008, Dublin, 18 March 2008 - 20 March 2008
,2008, 'Labouring over Conceptions of Service Sector Skill: Old Questions, ¿New¿ Theoretical Resources, amd ¿New¿ Skills?', in Bolton S; Houlihan M (ed.), Work Matters, Palgrave MacMillan, UK, presented at International Labour Process Conference 2008, Dublin, 18 March 2008 - 20 March 2008
,2006, 'Dimensions of the `Skills Crisis`', in 5th Australian Society of Heterodox Economists Conference, University of New South Wales, presented at 5th Australian Society of Heterodox Economists Conference, University of New South Wales, 11 December 2006 - 12 December 2006
,2006, 'The Rise and Rise and Rapid Decline of Collective Bargaining in Australia: The Post-Work Choices Era', in 5th Australian Society of Heterodox Economists Conference, University of New South Wales, presented at 5th Australian Society of Heterodox Economists Conference, University of New South Wales, 11 December 2006 - 12 December 2006
,2006, 'Understanding Service: From Emotional Labour to Articulation Work', in Socially Responsive, Socially Responsible Approaches to Employment at Work, Prato, Italy, presented at Socially Responsive, Socially Responsible Approaches to Employment at Work, Prato, Italy, 01 July 2006 - 04 July 2006
,2005, '`and now we still don`t have it: Job evaluation, poorly recognised skills and pay equity', in 5th Annual Conference of the Pcific Employment Relations Association, Yeppoon, Queensland, Australia, presented at 5th Annual Conference of the Pcific Employment Relations Association, Yeppoon, Queensland, Australia, 21 November 2005 - 24 November 2005
,2005, 'Links between market/managerialist models of school education and segmented labour markets for education workers: UK and Australian contrasts', in 26th Conference of the International Working Party on Segmentation Theory, Berlin, Germany, presented at 26th Conference of the International Working Party on Segmentation Theory, Berlin, Germany, 08 September 2005 - 11 September 2005
,2005, 'Professionals, practitioners, peripheral product-deliverers: Renegotiating casual work in TAFE', in 19th Conference of the Association of Industrial Relations Academics of Australia and New Zealand, University of Sydney,, presented at 19th Conference of the Association of Industrial Relations Academics of Australia and New Zealand, University of Sydney,, 09 February 2005 - 11 February 2005
,2005, 'Union strategy and structure in a decentralised environment: An exploratory study of the Community and Public Sector Union', in 19th Conference of the Association of Industrial Relations Academics of Australia and New Zealand, University of Sydney,, presented at 19th Conference of the Association of Industrial Relations Academics of Australia and New Zealand, University of Sydney,, 09 February 2005 - 11 February 2005
,2004, 'Casual Teachers: Will emerging staff shortages remove their employment disadvantage?', in 18th AIRAANZ Conference, Noosa, Qld, presented at 18th AIRAANZ Conference, Noosa, Qld, 03 February 2004 - 06 February 2004
,2004, 'What Explains the Employment Mode Preferences of Casual University Emloyees?', in 18th AIRAANZ Conference, Noosa, Qld, presented at 18th AIRAANZ Conference, Noosa, Qld, 03 February 2004 - 06 February 2004
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