Conference paper
Welfare Reform and the Welfare of Community Workers
Proceedings of the 2004 Australian Political Studies Association
Australian Political Studies Association Conference (APSA), 2004 (Adelaide, Australia, 29-Sep-2004–01-Oct-2004)
University of Adelaide
2004
Abstract
In recent years, the employment conditions of community workers in Australia have been adversely affected by the current wave of welfare reforms in their sector. The welfare reform process has entrenched even more deeply the often precarious employment conditions which have condemned many working in the community sector to peripheral working conditions. This development is quite ironic as current government policy has prioritised assisting people into employment and away from welfare services support. Moreover, this sector has increasingly become an important site for delivery of government funded services in this policy area. The paper examines the broader reform process behind this perplexing development, and argues that the apparent disregard for the welfare of workers in the community sector raises grave concerns about policy-makers' visions for social protections in Australia.
Details
- Title
- Welfare Reform and the Welfare of Community Workers
- Authors
- Elizabeth Eddy (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
- Publication details
- Proceedings of the 2004 Australian Political Studies Association
- Conference details
- Australian Political Studies Association Conference (APSA), 2004 (Adelaide, Australia, 29-Sep-2004–01-Oct-2004)
- Publisher
- University of Adelaide
- Date published
- 2004
- Organisation Unit
- University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99448905802621
- Output Type
- Conference paper
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