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Safety Net Review 2003

 

The Commonwealth of Australia

Correspondence

Submissions

Submission (120 Pages) (PDF Format) - February 2003

Section 1:

Commonwealth Position

1

Section 2:

Economic Outlook

5

Section 3:

Wages And Earnings Developments

11

Section 4:

Wage And Employment Trade-Off

23

Section 5:

Minimum Wage Debate

31

Section 6:

Estimated Employment Impact

45

Section 7:

Sectoral Impact

59

Section 8:

Workplace Bargaining And Productivity

69

Section 9:

Living Standards

85

Appendixes

   

Appendix A:

Wage Cost Impact

101

Appendix B:

Growth Of Agreement Making

107

Appendix C:

Pay Setting Methods

115

Reply Submission (74 Pages) (PDF Format) - March 2003

Section 1:

Commonwealth Position

1

Section 2:

Economic Outlook

5

Section 3:

Wages And Earnings Developments

11

Section 4:

Wage And Employment Trade-Off

15

Section 5:

Minimum Wages And Employment

17

Section 6:

Estimated Employment Impact

25

Section 7:

Sectoral Impact

35

Section 8:

Workplace Bargaining And Productivity

41

Section 9:

Living Standards

51

Appendixes

   

Appendix A:

Statistical Summary

59

Appendix B:

Treasurer's Press Release

65

Updated Data and Commentary (includes Appendix C - Pay Setting Methods) (8 Pages) (PDF Format) - 28 March 2003