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- Title
Creating Ripples, Making Waves? Assessing the General Deterrence Effects of Enforcement Activities of the Fair Work Ombudsman.
- Authors
Hardy, Tess; Howe, John
- Abstract
This article draws on an empirical study of business responses to the regulation and enforcement of minimum employment standards in two discrete industry sectors in Australia: hairdressing and restaurants. The study aimed to critically assess the concept of general deterrence and explore key questions arising from calculative theories of compliance. In particular, this article considers the extent to which employer businesses were aware of the enforcement activities of the Fair Work Ombudsman (‘FWO’); the depth of this knowledge; and whether this knowledge affected business perceptions of enforcement risks and the subsequent compliance response. The article concludes that while firms may not recall the details of enforcement activities with any precision or accuracy, their general awareness of the FWO’s efforts in this respect has important ripple effects on risk perception and compliance behaviour.
- Subjects
AUSTRALIA; LABOR laws; INDUSTRIAL laws &; legislation; CONFLICT of laws -- Labor laws &; legislation; EMPLOYMENT; FAIR Work Ombudsman (Company)
- Publication
Sydney Law Review, 2017, Vol 39, Issue 4, p471
- ISSN
0082-0512
- Publication type
Article