Centre for Work + Life publications
The CWL's commitment to research is reflected in the range of its publications. Selected publications are available as PDF and Word document files for download below (download Adobe Acrobat).
- Publication Highlights
- Books (& Book chapters)
- Reports
- Journal Articles
- Conference papers and other presentations
Publication Highlights
Low-paid workers, changing patterns of work and life, and participation in
vocational education and training: a discussion starter
(PDF 320 kb)
Barbara Pocock, NCVER occasional paper, 2009.
'Living Low paid: the Dark Side of Prosperous Australia',
Masterman-Smith, H. and Pocock, B. 2008,
Allen & Unwin, Sydney.
Order here
Work,
family and the proposed National Employment Standards:
a submission to the Australian government (PDF 407 kb)
Barbara Pocock and Jude Elton, Centre for Work + Life, 2008.
Investigating the low paid workforce: employment characteristics,
training
and work–life balance (PDF 1.45 MB)
Natalie Skinner and Peter King, NCVER working paper, October 2008.
Work, life and health study interim
report (PDF 1.46 MB)
Jocelyn Auer and Jude Elton, Centre for Work + Life, October 2008.
Executive summary
(PDF 542 kb)
Work, life and workplace culture: the
Australian work and life index 2008 (PDF 3.3 MB)
Natalie Skinner and Barbara Pocock, Centre for Work + Life, 2008
Order form for 2007 and 2008 AWALI
reports (PDF 26 kb)
Hill, E., Pocock B., and Elliott, A. 2007, (ed)
'Kids count: Better early childhood education and care in Australia',
(edited collection) Sydney University Press, Sydney.
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here
Pocock, B., Skinner, N., Williams, P. 2008, 'Work-Life Outcomes in Australia: Concepts, Outcomes and Policy in Work Less, Live More?' Critical analysis of the work-life boundary (ed.) C.Warhurst, D.R. Eikhof, A. Haunschild, Palgrave MacMillan, London, pp. 22-43.
Books
Books-Authored
Masterman-Smith, H. and Pocock, B. 2008, 'Living Low paid: the Dark Side of Prosperous Australia', Allen & Unwin, Sydney. Order here
Pocock, B. 2006, 'The Labour Market Ate my Babies; Work, Children and a Sustainable Future', Federation Press, Sydney. Order here
Books-Edited
Hill, E., Pocock B., and Elliott, A. 2007, (ed)
'Kids count: Better early childhood education and care in Australia',
(edited collection) Sydney University Press, Sydney.
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here
Book Chapters
Pocock, B (2009 forthcoming) 'The great risk shift at work in Australia?' chapter in G. Marston, J. Moss and J. Quiggan (eds) Risk, Responsibility and the Welfare State. Melbourne University Press, Melbourne.
Pocock, B., Clarke, J., Williams, P. & Bridge, K. (2009 forthcoming) 'What lies beneath: the pleasures, pain and possibilities of focus groups'. In K. Townsend and J. Burgess (eds.) Method in the Madness: Research Stories You Won't Read in Textbooks. Chandos Publishing: Oxford.
Pocock, B. (2009 forthcoming) 'Work, life and women in Australia' in Peter Murray (ed) Women at work in Australia, Pearsons, Sydney.
Pocock, B. and Brown, K. 2009 (in press) 'Gender politics at a time of union defence: Australian unions in the Howard years', Equity and union renewal. ed. P. Baker and J. Foley UBC Press, Canada.
Pocock, B., Skinner, N., Williams, P. 2008, 'Work-Life Outcomes in Australia: Concepts, Outcomes and Policy in Work Less, Live More?' Critical analysis of the work-life boundary (ed.) C.Warhurst, D.R. Eikhof, A. Haunschild, Palgrave MacMillan, London, pp. 22-43.
Pocock. B. 2008, 'Equality at Work' in The SAGE Handbook of Industrial Relations ed. P. Blyton, N. Bacon, J. Fiorito, E. Heery, Sage, London, pp. 573-587.
Hill, E. and Pocock, B. 2007, 'The Childcare Policy Challenge in Australia' in Kids Count: Better early childhood education and care in Australia, (ed.) E Hill, B Pocock and A Elliot, Sydney University Press, Sydney. pp. 1-15.
E. Hill and B. Pocock and A. Elliot, 2007, 'Introduction' in Kids Count: Better early childhood education and care in Australia', (ed.) E Hill, B Pocock and A Elliot, Sydney University Press, Sydney, pp. 15-37.
Peetz and Pocock B. 2007, 'Community activists, coalitions and unionism' in Trade unions in the community. Values, issues, shared interests and alliances, (ed.) D. Buttigieg, S Cockfield, R Cooney, M Gerrard, A Rainnie, Heidelberg Press, Melbourne, pp. 127-140.
Reports
2009
Low-paid workers, changing patterns of work and life, and participation in
vocational education and training: a discussion starter
Barbara Pocock, NCVER occasional paper, 2009.
2008
Work, life and health study interim
report (PDF 1.46 MB) Jocelyn Auer and Jude Elton, Centre for Work + Life, October 2008.
Executive summary
(PDF 542 kb)
Investigating the low paid workforce: employment characteristics,
training and work–life balance (PDF 1.45 MB)
Natalie Skinner and Peter King, NCVER working paper, October 2008.
Work, life and workplace culture: the
Australian work and life index 2008 (PDF 3.3 MB)
Natalie Skinner and Barbara Pocock, Centre for Work + Life, 2008
Order form for 2007 and 2008 AWALI
reports (PDF 26 kb)
Submission to the 2020
Summit: Strengthening communities and supporting working families
(PDF 347 kb)
Barbara Pocock, submission to 2020 Summit, Australian Parliament House,
19-20 April 2008.
Also see Barbara Pocock's commentary
on the 2020 Summit (PDF 134 kb)
Work,
family and the proposed National Employment Standards: a submission to the
Australian government (PDF 407 kb)
Barbara Pocock and Jude Elton, Centre for Work + Life, HRISS, 2008.
2007
A time to act: paid
maternity leave for all South Australian women (PDF 286 kb)
Supplementary submission to the Select Committee on Balancing Work and Life
Responsibilities, August 2007
Barbara Pocock, Centre for Work + Life Discussion Paper No 4/07.
Women and WorkChoices:
Impacts on the Low Pay Sector (Full Report) (PDF 3.28 MB)
Launched Australian Parliament House Canberra, 13 August.
Jude Elton et al, Centre for Work + Life, HRISS, 2007
Women and
WorkChoices: Impacts on the Low Pay Sector (Summary Report) (PDF
2.77 MB)
Launched Australian Parliament House Canberra, 13 August.
Jude Elton et al, Centre for Work + Life, HRISS, 2007
Not fair, no choice: the impact of
WorkChoices on twenty South Australian workers and their households
(PDF 668 kb)
Jude Elton and Barbara Pocock, Centre for Work + Life, HRISS, 2007
2007 benchmarks: work and family
policies in election 2007 (PDF 86 kb)
Work + Family Policy Roundtable
Work, life and time: the Australian
Work and Life Index 2007 (PDF 1258kb)
Work-Life in Australia: Outcomes from the Australian Work and Life Index (AWALI)
2007
Barbara Pocock, Natalie Skinner and Philippa Williams
The Australian Work and Life Index (AWALI):
concepts, methodology and rationale (PDF 226kb)
Discussion Paper No 1/07, May 2007
2006
Early
signs: the impact of WorkChoices on work and family (PDF 173kb)
First annual update on the impact of WorkChoices on
work and family in Australia - Centre for Work + Life, report to
Industrial Relations Victoria - Department of Innovation, Industry and
Regional Development, Victorian Government, October 2006
Fitting it all together: work, home and community in two Australian master-planned communities (PDF
339 kb)
Philippa Williams and Barbara Pocock, Work, Housing, Services and Community Project first report,
September 2006. Discussion papers
Living low paid: some experiences of Australian childcare workers and cleaners
(PDF 92 kb)
Helen Masterman-Smith, Robyn May and Barbara Pocock, CWL Discussion Paper 1/06, June 2006.
Work, families and affordable housing (PDF
197 kb)
Barbara Pocock and Helen Masterman-Smith, CWL Discussion Paper 2/06, June 2006.
Pocock B and Masterman-Smith, H. 2006 'House, Home and Low Pay: Some Evidence from South Australian Childcare Workers', 10th April, Affordable Housing Roundtable, Centre for Work and Life, University of South Australia, Magill, SA.
Journal Articles
Refereed
Pocock, B, Peetz, D., 2009 'An analysis of workplace representatives, union power and democracy in Australia', British Journal of Industrial Relations (Accepted December 2008)
Williams, P., Bridge, K. & Pocock, B. 2009, 'Kids lives in adult space and time: how home, community, school and adult work affect opportunities for teenagers in suburban Australia', Health Sociology Review (Accepted 27th October 2008)
Williams, P. & Pocock, B. 2009, 'Building community for different stages of life: physical and social infrastructure in master planned communities', Community, Work and Family (Accepted 10th September 2008).
Williams, P., Skinner, N. & Pocock, B. 2008, 'Clawing back time' expansive working time and implications for work-life outcomes in Australian workers, Work, Employment and Society, vol. 22 no.4 pp. 719-730
Pocock, B, Skinner, N and Williams P. (2008) 'Measuring Work-Life Interaction: The Australian Work and Life Index (AWALI) 2007', Labour & Industry, vol. 18, no. 3, pp. 19-43
Elton. J and Pocock B. 2008, 'The Effects of WorkChoices on Vulnerable South Australian Workers and Their Households', Labour & Industry, vol. 18, no.3 pp. 93-113
Pocock. B., Elton, J., Present, A., Charlesworth, S., MacDonald, F., Baird, M., Cooper, R., Ellem, B., 2008, 'The Impact of 'Work Choices' on Women in Low Paid Employment in Australia: A Qualitative Analysis' Journal of Industrial Relations, vol. 50, no. 3, pp. 475-488
Skinner, N. and Pocock, B. 2008 'Work-Life Conflict: Is work time or work overload more important?', Asia Pacific Journal of Human Resources vol.46 no.3 pp. 303-315
Non-Refereed
Pocock B, Skinner N, Williams P. (2007). 'Case study: Work-life balance: What do we know, what do we need to know?' Public Health Bulletin South Australia, 5 (1), 37-39.
Conference papers and other presentations
Refereed Conference Papers
2009
Skinner, N., Pocock, B 2009, 'Work, life and workplace culture in Australia in 2008', 23rd Association of Industrial Relations Academics of Australia and New Zealand (AIRAANZ) Conference, Labour, Capital and Change, 4-6 February 2009, Newcastle, Australia
2008
Pocock, B & Brown, K., 2008, 'Gendered leadership in Australian unions in the process of strategic renewal: instrumental, transformative or post-heroic?' Engendering Leadership Conference, July 2008, Perth, Australia
Skinner, N., Pocock, B., & Williams, P. 2008, 'Work-life issues in Australia: what do we know?', 22nd Association of Industrial Relations Academics of Australia and New Zealand (AIRAANZ) Conference, Workers, Corporations and Communities: Facing Choices for a Sustainable Future, 6-8 February 2008, Melbourne, Victoria
2007
Pocock, B. and Williams, P. 2007, 'Work, Households and Time in Two Master Planned Communities' in Diverging employment relations patterns in Australia and New Zealand: 21st Conference of AIRAANZ, vol.. 1: Refereed Papers, Association of Industrial Relations Academics of Australia and New Zealand, Auckland, NZ, 7-9th February.
Skinner N, Williams P, Pocock, B. 2007, 'Our work, our lives and working time: how the length of working hours, their fit with preferences and self-employment affect work-life outcomes in Australia' paper presented to Our Work Our Lives Conference, Adelaide, 20-21 September 2007, South Australia.
2006
Masterman-Smith, H, Pocock, B., and May R. 2006, 'Low Paid Services Employment in Australia: Dimensions, Causes, Effects and Responses' in 21st Century Work: High Road or Low Road? 20th Conference of AIRAANZ, vol. 1: Refereed Papers, ed. Pocock, B., Provis, C. and Willis, E. Association of Industrial Relations Academics of Australia and New Zealand, Adelaide, 1-3 February, pp. 369-379.
Pocock B., Peetz, D. and Houghton, C. 'Organisers' Roles Transformed? Australian Union Organisers and the Shift To an Organising Approach', 2006 AIRAANZ Conference, February 1-3 2006, Glenelg, South Australia.
Pocock B., Peetz, D. 'The Community in Unionism: The Role of Community Activists and Engagement in Union Renewal' Paper to XVI ISA World Congress of Sociology, Durban, South Africa. RC44, Tuesday, 25 July 2006.
Other Conference Papers and Presentations
2008
Masterman-Smith, H and Pocock, B. 2008 'Working Low Paid In Australia', 22nd Association of Industrial Relations Academics of Australia and New Zealand (AIRAANZ) Annual Conference: Workers, Corporations And Community: Facing Choices For a Sustainable Future, Melbourne, 6-8th February 2008.
Barbara Pocock, 'Work and the
health and well-being of children: four essential pillars for better
outcomes in Australia' (PDF 452 kb)
HDA Oration, Healthy Development Adelaide, State Library of South Australia,
12 June 2008.
PowerPoint presentation (1.6
MB)
Barbara Pocock, 'Work-life
balance in Australia?' (PDF 458 kb)
Paper presented at international workshop Work-Life Balance in Japan,
Australia and Canada, Institute for Gender Studies, Ochanomizu University,
Tokyo, 16 March 2008.
2007
Barbara Pocock,
'The regulation of women's employment in Australia: what lessons for China?'
(PDF 206 kb)
Paper presented at Women's Labour Rights Workshop held by the Australian
Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission (HREOC) in cooperation with
the All-China Women's Federation (ACWF), Fuzhou, Fujian Province, China,
20-23 November 2007.
Also available
here in Chinese (PDF 318 kb).
Williams P. 'Building 'community' for different stages of life: Physical and social infrastructure in Master Planned Communities' (2007). Proceedings of the State of Australian Cities Conference, Adelaide, Australia.
Barbara Pocock, 'Happiness speech'
Presented at 'Happiness and its Causes' Conference, Sydney, June 2007.
Click on the control bar below then on the play button. You will need Windows Media Player.
Overview of research
on work-life balance in Australia (PDF 504 kb)
Hideki Nakazato, Konan University, Kobe, Japan, 2007
2006
Jobs care and justice: a fair work regime for Australia
(PDF 435 kb)
Clare Burton Memorial lecture 2006 by Professor Barbara Pocock
Health, well-being and
working poverty (PowerPoint 1 MB)
Helen Masterman-Smith with Jude Elton, presented at Making Research Matter:
Translating Research into Health Policy and Practice, South Australian
Public Health and Health Promotion Conference, Adelaide, 21 October 2006.
Low pay in a prosperous land (PowerPoint 1.66 MB)
Helen Masterman-Smith, PowerPoint presentation of paper presented at The Growing Divide, South
Australian Financial Counsellors' Association annual conference, Adelaide, 21 September 2006.