Abstract
This paper will consider whether a system based on private contracting by individuals has the capacity to develop a right to fair treatment at work; the extent to which common law principles are able to contribute to that development; some of the inadequacies of enforcement under the common law; and the need for additional support from other non-legal forms of ‘soft’ regulation. In particular, the paper will conclude with some observations on a current project of the Australian Institute of Employment Rights to develop a system of accreditation for employers who comply with a proposed Charter of Employment Rights. My subject is the establishment of a new system of rights for employees, or more accurately still, the establishment of a new approach to framing and recognising workers’ rights.
Disciplines
Labor and Employment Law
Date of this Version
October 2008
Recommended Citation
Joellen Riley, "What about the worker?! The move toward establishing a system of rights for employees" (October 2008). University of New South Wales Faculty of Law Research Series 2008. Working Paper 64.
http://law.bepress.com/unswwps-flrps08/art64
Comments
This paper was presented at the Twelfth Annual Colloquium of the Judicial Conference of Australia. This paper may also be referenced as [2008] UNSWLRS 64.