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  • The vulnerable worker? A labor law challenge for WIL and work experience

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    Cameron, Craig
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    Cameron, Craig J.
    Year published
    2013
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    The Fair Work Act (2009) in Australia deregulates "work" in work-integrated learning (WIL) by distinguishing "vocational placement" from "employee". Following concerns about the legal position of WIL and work experience, the Fair Work Ombudsman (FWO) published a fact sheet and commenced a joint research project into unpaid work practices. Nevertheless, the student remains vulnerable to exploitation. This article examines, through the lenses of flexibility and worker protection, the labor regulation of WIL and work experience in Australia and the United States. In particular, the author argues that deregulation in Australia ...
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    The Fair Work Act (2009) in Australia deregulates "work" in work-integrated learning (WIL) by distinguishing "vocational placement" from "employee". Following concerns about the legal position of WIL and work experience, the Fair Work Ombudsman (FWO) published a fact sheet and commenced a joint research project into unpaid work practices. Nevertheless, the student remains vulnerable to exploitation. This article examines, through the lenses of flexibility and worker protection, the labor regulation of WIL and work experience in Australia and the United States. In particular, the author argues that deregulation in Australia and the legal uncertainty surrounding work experience is inconsistent with the protective function of labor law. Drawing on this examination as well as Australian migration law, the author recommends that the Fair Work Act (2009) be amended to strengthen the criteria for "vocational placement" and to provide a definition of "work experience" in the interests of a balanced regulatory framework. (Asia-Pacific Journal of Cooperative Education, 2013, 14(3), 135-146) Keywords: Work-integrated learning, Work experience, Labor regulation, Fair Work Act, Fair Labor Standards Act
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    Journal Title
    Asia-Pacific Journal of Cooperative Education
    Volume
    14
    Issue
    3
    Publisher URI
    http://www.apjce.org/
    Copyright Statement
    © 2013 New Zealand Association for Cooperative Education. The attached file is reproduced here in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher. Please refer to the journal's website for access to the definitive, published version.
    Subject
    Education systems
    Specialist studies in education
    Labour law
    Publication URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10072/54333
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