Wage bargaining theory, decentralisation, the Employment Contracts Act, and the supermarket sector : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in Economics at Massey University

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dc.contributor.authorConway, Peter
dc.date.accessioned2015-04-09T02:20:15Z
dc.date.available2015-04-09T02:20:15Z
dc.date.issued1998
dc.description.abstractModels of wage bargaining and the effect of negotiating at different levels of centralisation are used to interpret changes in wages in a particular sector. The wage outcomes of supermarket checkout operators from 1987 to 1997 are derived across three hours of work scenarios from industrial awards and employment contracts for eight firms. The impact of major changes in the wage bargaining environment, including the liberalisation of shop trading hours, and the introduction of the Employment Contracts Act are examined in the context of the particular characteristics of the supermarket sector. Possible extensions to wage bargaining theory are considered. These are the inclusion of an intergenerational effect which is the impact of wage changes on new workers compared with existing workers, and the effect of decentralisation of enterprise bargaining to single-sites compared with multi-site negotiations. The results indicate a significant fall in wages for supermarket checkout operators in the period after the Employment Contracts Act. Reductions in wages are strongest among new generations of workers. A margin between multi-site wages and single-site wages becomes significant in the post-ECA period. Possible explanations for these outcomes are discussed.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10179/6452
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherMassey Universityen_US
dc.rightsThe Authoren_US
dc.subjectWage bargainingen_US
dc.subjectRetail trade wagesen_US
dc.subjectSupermarket workersen_US
dc.subjectEmployment Contracts Act 1991en_US
dc.titleWage bargaining theory, decentralisation, the Employment Contracts Act, and the supermarket sector : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in Economics at Massey Universityen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
massey.contributor.authorConway, Peteren_US
thesis.degree.disciplineEconomicsen_US
thesis.degree.grantorMassey Universityen_US
thesis.degree.levelMastersen_US
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Arts (M.A.)en_US
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