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An Uneven Playing Field: The Contract of Employment and Labour Market Regulation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2023

Graham F. Smith
Graham F. Smith*
Affiliation:
Law School, The University of Melbourne
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Abstract

Proponents of voluntary exchange in labour markets place great reliance on the contract of employment as an appropriate vehicle for the practical implementation of their exchange model. This paper argues a contrary view and suggests that the contract of employment may not be an appropriate vehicle for the voluntary exchange of labour.

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Symposium: The Coalition Fightback Package
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The Economic and Labour Relations Review , Volume 3 , Issue 1 , June 1992 , pp. 103 - 111
Copyright
Copyright © The Author(s) 1992

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Footnotes

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Modified version of a paper delivered at the X1 Conference of the H R Nichols Society, “The Law and the Labour Market”, Adelaide, September 20–22, 1991.

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