Australia's Seasonal Worker Program : Demand-side Constraints and Suggested Reforms
The Seasonal Worker Program (SWP), which was informed by the Pacific Seasonal Worker Pilot Scheme (PSWPS), represents the first effort by an Australian government to explicitly open low-skilled work opportunities to Pacific Islanders since Federati...
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okr-10986-214912021-04-23T14:04:03Z Australia's Seasonal Worker Program : Demand-side Constraints and Suggested Reforms Doyle, Jesse Howes, Stephen AGRICULTURAL WORKERS BRAIN DRAIN CATEGORIES OF WORKERS CONTRACTORS DISMISSAL DISPLACEMENT DOMESTIC MARKET ECONOMICS EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTION EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS EMPLOYMENT EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES EMPLOYMENT REDUCTION EMPLOYMENT SERVICES EXISTING WORKFORCE FARMERS FOREIGN WORKERS FUTURE LABOR HEALTH INSURANCE HOURS OF WORK HUMAN CAPITAL INCOME INNOVATION INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION JOBS LABOR COSTS LABOR DEMAND LABOR FORCE LABOR MARKET LABOR MARKETS LABOR MIGRATION LABOR MOBILITY LABOR SHORTAGE LABOR SHORTAGES LABOR SUPPLY LABOUR LABOUR MARKET LABOUR SHORTAGES OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH OMBUDSMAN PRIMARY METHOD PRIVATE SECTOR PRODUCTIVITY PRODUCTIVITY GAINS RECOMMENDATIONS SAFETY SEASONAL LABOR SEASONAL WORKERS SKILLED WORKERS SOCIAL PROTECTION TEMPORARY WORK UNEMPLOYMENT UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS UNEMPLOYMENT RATE WAGES WORK PROGRAM WORK PROGRAMS WORKER WORKERS WORKING WORKING STANDARDS WORKPLACE The Seasonal Worker Program (SWP), which was informed by the Pacific Seasonal Worker Pilot Scheme (PSWPS), represents the first effort by an Australian government to explicitly open low-skilled work opportunities to Pacific Islanders since Federation. The PSWPS was largely modelled on the success of New Zealand s equivalent RSE scheme. The PSWPS ran over a four year period in the horticulture sector (2008-2012) and had a total cap of 2,500 workers. Despite the widespread success and rapid expansion of the RSE, the PSWPS got off to a slow start and never managed to reach its full potential. This paper aims to determine whether the factors constraining demand have changed since the PSWPS and what reforms could help lift employer demand. It does so through assessing the views of a sample of employers and industry bodies across the horticulture industry. The trial sectors are not covered. The study is divided into five sections. Section two describes the origin, design and features of both the PSWPS and SWP. Section three provides a brief overview of the survey. Section four presents the key results and discusses how these compare with those collected by Hay and Howes (2012). Section five explores a possible way forward by suggesting a series of reforms based on the core set of findings. 2015-02-25T18:17:29Z 2015-02-25T18:17:29Z 2015-01 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/01/24014415/australias-seasonal-worker-program-demand-side-constraints-suggested-reforms http://hdl.handle.net/10986/21491 English en_US Discussion paper; CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Group, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Working Paper Australia |
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AGRICULTURAL WORKERS BRAIN DRAIN CATEGORIES OF WORKERS CONTRACTORS DISMISSAL DISPLACEMENT DOMESTIC MARKET ECONOMICS EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTION EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS EMPLOYMENT EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES EMPLOYMENT REDUCTION EMPLOYMENT SERVICES EXISTING WORKFORCE FARMERS FOREIGN WORKERS FUTURE LABOR HEALTH INSURANCE HOURS OF WORK HUMAN CAPITAL INCOME INNOVATION INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION JOBS LABOR COSTS LABOR DEMAND LABOR FORCE LABOR MARKET LABOR MARKETS LABOR MIGRATION LABOR MOBILITY LABOR SHORTAGE LABOR SHORTAGES LABOR SUPPLY LABOUR LABOUR MARKET LABOUR SHORTAGES OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH OMBUDSMAN PRIMARY METHOD PRIVATE SECTOR PRODUCTIVITY PRODUCTIVITY GAINS RECOMMENDATIONS SAFETY SEASONAL LABOR SEASONAL WORKERS SKILLED WORKERS SOCIAL PROTECTION TEMPORARY WORK UNEMPLOYMENT UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS UNEMPLOYMENT RATE WAGES WORK PROGRAM WORK PROGRAMS WORKER WORKERS WORKING WORKING STANDARDS WORKPLACE |
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AGRICULTURAL WORKERS BRAIN DRAIN CATEGORIES OF WORKERS CONTRACTORS DISMISSAL DISPLACEMENT DOMESTIC MARKET ECONOMICS EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTION EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS EMPLOYMENT EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES EMPLOYMENT REDUCTION EMPLOYMENT SERVICES EXISTING WORKFORCE FARMERS FOREIGN WORKERS FUTURE LABOR HEALTH INSURANCE HOURS OF WORK HUMAN CAPITAL INCOME INNOVATION INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION JOBS LABOR COSTS LABOR DEMAND LABOR FORCE LABOR MARKET LABOR MARKETS LABOR MIGRATION LABOR MOBILITY LABOR SHORTAGE LABOR SHORTAGES LABOR SUPPLY LABOUR LABOUR MARKET LABOUR SHORTAGES OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH OMBUDSMAN PRIMARY METHOD PRIVATE SECTOR PRODUCTIVITY PRODUCTIVITY GAINS RECOMMENDATIONS SAFETY SEASONAL LABOR SEASONAL WORKERS SKILLED WORKERS SOCIAL PROTECTION TEMPORARY WORK UNEMPLOYMENT UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS UNEMPLOYMENT RATE WAGES WORK PROGRAM WORK PROGRAMS WORKER WORKERS WORKING WORKING STANDARDS WORKPLACE Doyle, Jesse Howes, Stephen Australia's Seasonal Worker Program : Demand-side Constraints and Suggested Reforms |
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The Seasonal Worker Program (SWP), which
was informed by the Pacific Seasonal Worker Pilot Scheme
(PSWPS), represents the first effort by an Australian
government to explicitly open low-skilled work opportunities
to Pacific Islanders since Federation. The PSWPS was largely
modelled on the success of New Zealand s equivalent RSE
scheme. The PSWPS ran over a four year period in the
horticulture sector (2008-2012) and had a total cap of 2,500
workers. Despite the widespread success and rapid expansion
of the RSE, the PSWPS got off to a slow start and never
managed to reach its full potential. This paper aims to
determine whether the factors constraining demand have
changed since the PSWPS and what reforms could help lift
employer demand. It does so through assessing the views of a
sample of employers and industry bodies across the
horticulture industry. The trial sectors are not covered.
The study is divided into five sections. Section two
describes the origin, design and features of both the PSWPS
and SWP. Section three provides a brief overview of the
survey. Section four presents the key results and discusses
how these compare with those collected by Hay and Howes
(2012). Section five explores a possible way forward by
suggesting a series of reforms based on the core set of findings. |
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Doyle, Jesse Howes, Stephen |
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Doyle, Jesse Howes, Stephen |
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Doyle, Jesse |
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Australia's Seasonal Worker Program : Demand-side Constraints and Suggested Reforms |
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Australia's Seasonal Worker Program : Demand-side Constraints and Suggested Reforms |
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Australia's Seasonal Worker Program : Demand-side Constraints and Suggested Reforms |
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Australia's Seasonal Worker Program : Demand-side Constraints and Suggested Reforms |
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Australia's Seasonal Worker Program : Demand-side Constraints and Suggested Reforms |
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australia's seasonal worker program : demand-side constraints and suggested reforms |
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World Bank Group, Washington, DC |
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2015 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/01/24014415/australias-seasonal-worker-program-demand-side-constraints-suggested-reforms http://hdl.handle.net/10986/21491 |
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