Health and safety regulatory reform in Australia: challenges and issues for smaller ethnic firms
Document Type
Journal Article
School
Centre for Innovative Practice
RAS ID
15832
Abstract
In recent times significant change has occurred to the Australian health and safety regulatory context. In this paper we consider the potential response of smaller firms in general, and ethnic owned and/or operated smaller firms in particular. We draw on literature examining smaller firms' responses to regulation and apply this to what little we know about smaller ethnic firms in Australia in the context of the regulatory change. We highlight the challenges to owner managers and what could be done to engage and support smaller ethnic firms to realise the opportunities resulting from this regulatory change.
Comments
Barrett, R., Mayson, S., & Bahn, S. (2013). Health and safety regulatory reform in Australia: Challenges and issues for smaller ethnic firms. New Zealand Journal of Employment Relations (Online), 37(3), 1. Available here