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Prof

John Howe

Director - Melbourne School Of Government
Melbourne School of Government
Labour Law
Job Creation
Labour Market Regulation
law
social sciences
business & economics
industrial relations & labor
government & law
workers
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Prof

John Howe

 
Division
Law
 
Primary Interest
Labour Law and Policy
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Projects

Displaying the 9 most recent projects by John Howe.

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FORMAL AND INFORMAL REGULATION OF LABOUR DISPUTES IN SOUTHEAST ASIA

This project aims to investigate the complex regulation of labour disputes in Indonesia, the Philippines and Vietnam. Effective rules and in..

2019 - 2022
Active
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Two literature reviews on workplace compliance

2014 - 2014
Completed
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SHAM CONTRACTING IN THE BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY

2011 - 2011
Completed
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STUDY OF THE OPERATION OF PART 2-4 OF THE FAIR WORK ACT 2009 (CTH), 2009-2012

2011 - 2012
Completed
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New Initiatives in Enforcing Employment Standards: Assessing the Effectiveness of Federal Government Compliance Strategies

The well-being of more than eight million Australian employees is underpinned by statutory workplace entitlements. For the large majority of..

2009 - 2016
Completed
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New Initiatives in Enforcing Employment Standards: Assessing the Effectiveness of Federal Government Compliance Strategies

The well-being of more than eight million Australian employees is underpinned by statutory workplace entitlements. For the large majority of..

2009 - 2016
Completed
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'Nothing Can Be Created Out of Nothing': Workers, Their Know-How and the Employment Relationships that Support Them

The importance of innovation, either in the form of intellectual property or know-how, to the Australian economy cannot be over-stated. Unli..

2009 - 2014
Completed
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CURRENT INITIATIVES TO ENCOURAGE FAIR AND COOPERATIVE WORKPLACE PRACTICES

2008 - 2008
Completed
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LABOUR LAW IN AN ERA OF 'SELF-REGULATION' - MELBOURNE EARLY CAREER RESEARCHER GRANT SCHEME 2006

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Projects

Project Types

5

Research Grant

4

Research Contracts

Scholarly Works

Displaying the 10 most recent scholarly works by John Howe.

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What is Actually Regulating Work? A Study of Restaurants in Indonesia and Australia

Petra Mahy, Richard Mitchell, John Howe, Maria Azzurra TRANFAGLIA

Book Chapter  |  2019

Much of the discussion of informal work in recent years has been couched in terms of the ‘failure’ of formal labour law to regula..

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State Extraterritorial Regulation and Decent Work in the Asia Pacific

John Howe, Ingrid Landau

Book Chapter  |  2019

It is widely accepted that the State has principal responsibility for establishing and maintaining regulatory frameworks for the e..

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Ownership of New Knowledge Created in a Contracted Relationship

Chris Dent, John Howe

Journal article  |  2019  |  Australian Journal of Labour Law

The creation of new knowledge and innovation arises as a matter of course in many contracted relationships, with ownership rights ..

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Emerging Business Models and the Evolving Regulatory Response: Perspectives from Australia and Beyond

Tess Hardy, Richard Johnstone, John Howe

Journal article  |  2019  |  Australian Journal of Labour Law

This Special Issue contains a selection of articles presented at a workshop, ‘Emerging Business Models and the Evolving Regulatory..

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Global Perspectives on Wage Stagnation

John Howe, Stephen Kinsella

Book Chapter  |  2018

Why is it happening? Why does it matter? And what should we do about it?Written in non-technical terms for a general audience, the..

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The Enforcement of Employment Standards in Australia: Successes and Challenges in Aged Care

Sara Charlesworth, John Howe

Journal article  |  2018  |  International Journal of Comparative Labour Law

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Creating Ripples, Making Waves? Assessing the General Deterrence Effects of Enforcement Activities of the Fair Work Ombudsman

Tess Hardy, John Howe

Journal article  |  2017  |  Sydney Law Review

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Establishing the Right to Bargain Collectively in Australia and the UK: Are Majority Support Determinations under Australia's Fair Work Act a More Effective Form of Union Recognition?

Anthony Forsyth, John Howe, Peter Gahan, Ingrid Landau

Journal article  |  2017  |  Industrial Law Journal

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The Evolving Project of Labour Law Foundations, Development and Future Research Directions

John Howe, Anna Chapman, Ingrid Landau

Book  |  2017

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Labour regulation now and in the future: Current trends and emerging themes

John Howe

Journal article  |  2017  |  Journal of Industrial Relations

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Scholarly Works

Keyword Analysis

Law
Justice and the Law
Work
Business and Management
Management and Productivity
Management and Productivity Issues
Government and Politics
Policy and Administration
Work and Institutional Development

News

Displaying the 3 most recent news articles by John Howe.

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How social procurement can revive Victoria’s economy

John Howe

October 14, 2020
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Working hard to make work fairer

Sean Cooney, John Howe, Tess Hardy

May 24, 2019
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What does strong political leadership in Australia look like?

Glyn Davis, John Howe, Marcia Langton

December 5, 2017

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Credentials

Positions

Director - Melbourne School Of Government

Melbourne School of Government

Member

Regulating for Decent Work Network

Member

Industrial Relations Society of Victoria

Member

The Australia Institute

Education

Doctor of Philosophy

University of Melbourne

Master of Laws

Temple University

Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Laws

Monash University

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