http://www.sapo.org.au/pub/ en-au Copyright 2013, The University of Adelaide Tue, 14 May 2013 05:11:14 GMT The University of Adelaide web.services@adelaide.edu.au http://www.sapo.org.au/pub/pub26083.html DATE: Friday, 3 May 2013 SUMMARY: This report was prepared for the Public Service Association of South Australia as their Budget Submission for 2013. It details the global economic outlook and the economic outlook for Australia and South Australia, and also analyses the SA public sector before discussing the implications of an ageing population in the state on service delivery. http://www.sapo.org.au/pub/pub21904.html DATE: Wednesday, 13 June 2012 SUMMARY: This report examines key elements of Labor's Fair Work Act 2009 and its implications, particularly for women workers. http://www.sapo.org.au/pub/pub21803.html DATE: Tuesday, 15 May 2012 SUMMARY: The report details how community engagement can address the strains impacting the relationship between wind farms and society, taking into consideration divergent models of community engagement currently available to analysts and practitioners. http://www.sapo.org.au/pub/pub21883.html DATE: Thursday, 15 March 2012 SUMMARY: This publication discusses the critical issue facing governments today of how to maintain and expand infrastructure without accumulating excessive levels of long term debt. Investment in infrastructure has productivity, economic and social benefits. http://www.sapo.org.au/pub/pub22843.html DATE: Thursday, 15 March 2012 SUMMARY: This project examined rural landholder acceptability of climate change and the barriers and facilitators of climate change adaptation in South Australia. Specifically, acceptability, adaptive capacity and barriers to change were compared and contrasted among a sample of grain and grape growers from Fleurieu, Mid North and Riverland sub-regions of South Australia. http://www.sapo.org.au/pub/pub21665.html DATE: Thursday, 1 September 2011 SUMMARY: This discussion paper finds that quality part time work is associated with a range of workplace benefits that increase productivity and enable employees to effectively balance work with other life roles and responsibilities. http://www.sapo.org.au/pub/pub21664.html DATE: Saturday, 16 July 2011 SUMMARY: This report comprises a review of literature to accompany the Quality at Work: The quality part-time work imperative report prepared for Safework SA. http://www.sapo.org.au/pub/pub16723.html DATE: Monday, 8 November 2010 SUMMARY: Prepared for the Public Service Association, this report provides the results of a preliminary analysis of the direct and indirect employment and economic impact of the South Australian Budget. http://www.sapo.org.au/pub/pub24185.html DATE: Wednesday, 15 September 2010 SUMMARY: This publication reports on findings of the Manufacturing Industry Survey in relation to the Electronics, Wine & Brandy and Meat & Livestock sectors. http://www.sapo.org.au/pub/pub16144.html DATE: Friday, 9 July 2010 SUMMARY: With the State Government's plans to slash $750 million from jobs and services in the upcoming budget, the Public Service Association commissioned the Australian Institute for Social Research to provide an economic and budget outlook for South Australia. http://www.sapo.org.au/pub/pub14464.html DATE: Wednesday, 16 September 2009 SUMMARY: This report identifies the employment and economic impacts of the Australian Government's stimulus package on South Australia with a particular focus on the public housing component of the package. http://www.sapo.org.au/pub/pub11943.html DATE: Friday, 15 August 2008 SUMMARY: This report details a Strategic Framework for Workforce Development in Southern Adelaide and outlines a range of recommendations that seek to lay the foundations for successful workforce development in the region1. It provides an introduction to the concept of workforce development and identifies key objectives to inform strategic planning. http://www.sapo.org.au/pub/pub24184.html DATE: Tuesday, 15 July 2008 SUMMARY: This report prepared by the Australian Institute for Social Research (AISR) is designed to assist WorkCover SA to better understand and respond to the benefits and challenges associated with an ageing workforce in South Australia. http://www.sapo.org.au/pub/pub10903.html DATE: Monday, 14 April 2008 SUMMARY: This paper reports on the results of a survey of workforce planning in South Australian workplaces. Through a series of case studies undertaken for a second study, the paper also identifies some of the wider implications for workforce planning of a number of initiatives being undertaken in South Australia. http://www.sapo.org.au/pub/pub10803.html DATE: Monday, 7 April 2008 SUMMARY: The welfare-to-work policy aims to encourage certain welfare recipients to pursue pathways that lead to paid employment. This report explores the role that the vocational education and training (VET) system can play in assisting people move from welfare to work. The researchers examined the experiences of VET students from the relevant welfare groups and sought the views of other key stakeholders such as TAFE staff and Centrelink personnel. Conclusions include that VET can play a positive role but that there needs to be collaboration between VET and income support sectors to ensure that potential barriers are overcome.