Research Reports

We have a history of success in attracting external research funding, including contract research as well as national competitive grants. Our clients have included public and private sector organisations and non-profit organisations, such as Coles Myer, Visy Industries, Peninsula Health, the Australian Fair Pay Commission, WorkSafe, Monash Human Resources Division, several trade union organisations, and state and federal government entities.

Beyond profit: Incorporating societal value into the measurement of organisational performance: A report to participating organisations

This is the first of a series of studies that seeks to develop and test a perceptual measure of organisational performance and evaluate its relationship to objective indicators of performance. In this first stage we focus on the development of the organisational performance scales and their relationship to strategic goals and stakeholder influence. This report focuses on three broad areas from the survey. Firstly, we examine the newly developed organisational performance scales; and secondly, the relationship of organisational scores on the three performance scales to both the importance of strategic goals and the level of influence of stakeholder groups on organisational decision-making. Thirdly, we present feedback from an open-ended question regarding the impact of the global financial crisis on responding organisations from Australian and New Zealand.

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Australian Fair Pay Commission Report

This research was commissioned by the Australian Fair Pay Commission to help inform its October 2006 Wage-Setting Decision.

Characteristics of employers of the low paid  (pdf. 409kb)

Greenfield Agreements Under WorkChoices

The WorkChoices reforms have reintroduced a fundamental change in minimum standards and processes of agreement making.  In 2007, State Governments commissioned WERRC to collect data on Greenfield Agreements lodged after the introduction of WorkChoices.  Separate reports were produced for Victoria (pdf 914kb), New South Wales (pdf 984kb), Queensland (pdf 940kb) South Australia (pdf 892kb)and Western Australia  (pdf 992kb).

Labour Hire Research Report

•  a commonality of understanding about OHS; 
•  how a commitment to OHS management can enhance business value,
   including community, social, environmental and ethical goals; 
•  how progress towards best practice is achievable within available
   resources, across small to large agencies and host organisations,
   and metropolitan and regional firms.

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Nurses Working and Caring

Flexibility and More?  Nurses Working and Caring (pdf. 214kb)

White Paper: Managing a Diverse Workforce

This research project is partly funded by Monash Research for an Ageing Society (MonRAS).

This research project is a collaboration between the Australian Centre for Research in Employment and Work (ACREW) and the Family and Small Business Research Unit (FSBRU) at Monash University, Australia.

This research investigates:

• Managers’ and experts’ views of issues related to the ageing workforce;
• Barriers and challenges in managing an ageing workforce; and
• Organizational strategies for managing an ageing workforce.

The major findings of this research are:

• The ageing workforce should be managed as part of diversity management and strategic human resource management (HRM);
• A configuration of HRM policy and practices can be identified to overcome barriers and manage a diverse workforce;
• Training and life-long learning, flexible work arrangements and transition programs (particularly retirement programs) should be given high priority for the ageing workforce; and
• Key performance indicators and specific measures can be identified for management of an ageing workforce.

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