Investing in care : recognising and valuing those who care

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ISBN	9781921449390 (pbk.)
Call Number	HV65 I626 2013
Title	Investing in care : recognising and valuing those who care / Australian Human Rights Commission
Imprint	Sydney : Australian Human Rights Commission, 2013.
Physical	2 v. (64, 140 p) : col. ill ; 30 cm.
Note	Volume 1 outlines the main findings of the research --Volume 2 contains technical papers on specific aspects of unpaid care.
Note	This discussion paper examines key reform options for recognising and remunerating unpaid caring work in Australia. It follows on from a 2009 paper on the gender gap in retirement savings, by examining the nature of unpaid caring work, the barriers for women's participation in the labour force, different models and measures of valuing unpaid work and their possible impact on retirement savings, and current mechanisms in the workplace that support caring work. This paper is supported a set of technical papers by the Social Policy Research Centre at the University of New South Wales, as well as by a community version and a toolkit of practical examples for employers
Subject	Caregivers--Economic conditions--Australia
Subject	Wages--Women--Australia
Subject	Sex discrimination against women--Australia
Corporate authur	Australian Human Rights Commission
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