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Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people of Australia require culturally responsive services. The Australian government has committed to establishing strategies to increase the size of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander disability workforce; however, there is scant research on the factors influencing retention.
J. Gwynn +9 more
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On defining and measuring the informal sector [PDF]
A range of alternative empirical definitions of informal activity have been employed in the literature. Choice of definition is often dictated by data availability.
Henley, Andrew +2 more
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Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.ABSTRACT While Australia's National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) was founded on principles of choice and control, for people with significant mental health challenges (what the NDIS calls ‘psychosocial disability’) these ideals often remain elusive. Support systems continue to be fractured and in the context of ongoing policy reforms, it is vital
Joel Hollier, Jennifer Smith‐Merry
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Job Search Among Informal Contacts [PDF]
Understanding the role of informal contacts in job search can be important given that roughly half of workers find employment through such sources. Some previous research finds that informal contacts improve labor market outcomes.
Linda Loury
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Informal Employment and Poor Mental Health in a Sample of 180,260 Workers from 13 Iberoamerican Countries. [PDF]
Int J Environ Res Public Health, 2022 Silva-Peñaherrera M +2 more
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Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Children experiencing parental imprisonment are known to be among the most overlooked in our community. They often experience multiple and compounding disadvantages, with long‐term consequences, but receive no specialised assistance. Knowledge about these children and their families is lacking in Australia and is required to inform policy ...
Catherine Flynn +6 more
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Informal Workers across Europe: Evidence from 30 Countries [PDF]
The European Social Survey data are used to analyze informal employment at the main job in 30 countries. Overall, informality decreases from South to West to East to North. However, dependent work without contract is more prevalent in Eastern Europe than
Hazans, Mihails
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, 2016 Informal employment often associated with the ‘shadow economy’ is a form of employment which escapes taxation and regulation. There are varied definitions of the phenomenon and problems associated with its measurement in society.
Ferreira, Jennifer
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Barriers and Enablers for Effective Support Coordination in the National Disability Insurance Scheme
Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Support coordinators act as intermediaries between the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) and participants, facilitating access to funded supports. To optimise outcomes, they must navigate NDIS complexities, identify services that meet individual needs and engage with diverse stakeholders.
Sharyn McDonald +3 more
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Labor regulations and the informal economy [PDF]
The informal economy, which evades labor regulations, provides employment for much of the labor force in developing countries. The author explores how labor regulations and imperfections in informal capital markets affect income inequality and the speed ...
Loayza, Norman V.
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