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Law, Low-Wage Workers and Family Responsibilities

Law, Low-Wage Workers and Family Responsibilities. Dr Amanda Reilly (VUW) (presenter) Associate Professor Annick Masselot (Canterbury) Dr Sanna Malinen (Canterbury). The Problem. Social and demographic changes i ncreasing female employment rates, ageing population

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Law, Low-Wage Workers and Family Responsibilities

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  1. Law, Low-Wage Workers and Family Responsibilities Dr Amanda Reilly (VUW) (presenter) Associate Professor Annick Masselot (Canterbury) Dr SannaMalinen (Canterbury)

  2. The Problem • Social and demographic changes • increasing female employment rates, • ageing population • Increasing pressure to reduce dependence on benefits and increase participation in the paid workforce • Legal mechanisms designed to support workers in work family reconciliation have not been holistically designed or evaluated with the needs of low wage workers in mind

  3. Research Questions • What enables and what prevents low-wage workers with family responsibilities from remaining employed? • How effectively do existing legal institutions (defined as laws and the actors who implement and enforce the law) support low wage workers with work family reconciliation? • How can legal institutions be improved to better support low wage workers with family responsibilities to stay in paid work? • What can employers and community organizations do to better support the work retention of low wage workers with family responsibilities?

  4. The Plan- Four Interwoven Strands • Legal and policy analysis • Kaupapa Māori • Semi-structured interviews • Survey

  5. Planned Outputs • Research-informed recommendations for law reform aimed at government and governmental services. • Recommendations for unions and community groups on how to better use the law to support the wellbeing and retention of low-wage workers with family responsibilities. • Recommendations for employers on how to support the retention of low-wage workers with family responsibilities.

  6. Advisory Board • Judge Barrie Travis, retired distinguished Employment Court Judge, adjunct at AUT • Eileen Brown, ProgrammeOrganiser, NZCTU • Paul Mackay, Business New Zealand • Liz Tennant Chief Executive Community Law Centres of Aotearoa • Gordon Anderson, Professor of Employment Law, Victoria University of Wellington • Mamari Stephens, Senior Lecturer in law, Victoria University of Wellington • Dr Tyron Love, Lecturer in Management, University of Canterbury • Professor Michael O’ Driscoll, University of Waikato. • Professor Grace James, University of Reading (UK) co-founder of the Family and Work Network (FAWN) • Professor Nicole Busby, University of Strathclyde (UK) co-founder of FAWN • Professor Sonia McKay, Working Lives Research Institute (UK) • Professor Fiona Alpass, Massey University

  7. Confirmed Partners and Participants • Center of Labour, Employment and Work (VUW) • Commercial and Corporate Law Center • Community Law Centers • NZ Labour Law Society • NgāiTahuResearch Center • Unions • CTU, National Service and Food Workers Union, FiRST Union, PSA, UNITE • Employers • McDonalds, Fulton Hogan, Downer Group, Dynamic Controls • Others • Canterbury Business Association • Age Concern • Canterbury Refugee Council

  8. Questions? Comments? Contact details for further information? amanda.reilly@vuw.ac.nz annick.masselot@canterbury.ac.nz sanna.malinen@canterbury.ac.nz

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