Betty Frino

Position: Awards and Agreements Analysis Coordinator
Phone: 02 9351 5715
Email: b.frino@econ.usyd.edu.au

Qualifications: BA W’gong, MIR&HRM (Hons) Syd

Betty is the Coordinator of WRC’s Awards and Agreements Database. Her main responsibility lies in servicing client needs and the day to day coordination and maintenance of research projects associated with awards and agreements trends and analysis. In addition to her role as Coordinator, Betty works on various research projects undertaken by WRC. Research interests include enterprise bargaining and workplace change, pay equity, work and family issues, impact of workplace change on organisational culture (employee morale, work satisfaction and productivity).

Areas of Expertise:

• Enterprise bargaining and individual contracts
• Enterprise bargaining and wages policy
• Surveydesign and statistics
• Gender issues and pay equity
• Performance pay and management
• Maternity leave and family friendly issues
• Employee participation/industrial democracy
• Family friendly issues
• Workplace industrial relations

Publications:

Journals

• (2003), “Women, wages and industrial agreements”, Australian Journal of Labour Economics, Vol.6, No.4, December, pp 557-574 (with Gillian Whitehouse)
• (2001), “AWAs: changing the structure of wages”, Labour and Industry, Vol. 12 No. 1, August, pp 87-108 (with Kristin van Barneveld)
• (2000), ‘Wages Policy and Wage Determination in 1999’, Journal of Industrial Relations, Vol. 42, No. 1, March, pp 109 – 145 (with John Buchanan, Shannon O’Keeffe, Tanya Bretherton, Gabrielle Meagher, and Kathryn Heiler).
• (1999) “Good and Bad Bargaining Outcomes for Women: Do Unions Make a Difference?”, Labour and Industry, Vol. 10 No. 2, December, pp 101-128 (with Kathryn Heiler and Richard Hall)
• (1998), ‘Wages Policy and Wage Determination in 1997’, Journal of Industrial Relations, Vol. 40, No. 1, March, pp 88 – 118 (with John Buchanan, Murray Woodman, and Shannon O’Keeffe)

Practitioner Journals/Reports

• (2000), “AWAs as a bargaining tool?”, IR Intelligence Report, No. 8, Centre for Professional Development, Manly (with Kristin van Barneveld).
• (1998) “Developments and Changes in Enterprise Bargaining - Findings from the ADAM Database” Employee Relations Brief, March-April, Vol. 2, No. 11-12
• (1998), ‘Enterprise Bargaining in the Construction Industry’, in CCH (ed.), Enterprise Bargaining Update, Newsletter No. 25, 15 December, Sydney, CCH Australia Ltd (with Ron Callus)
• (1998), ‘Enterprise Bargaining in the Metal Manufacturing Industry’, in CCH (ed.), Enterprise Bargaining Update, Newsletter No. 24, 15 December, Sydney, CCH Australia Ltd (with John Buchanan)
• (1998), ‘Enterprise Bargaining in the Food Beverage & Tobacco Manufacturing Industry’, in CCH (ed.), Enterprise Bargaining Update, Newsletter No. 23A, 15 December, Sydney, CCH Australia Ltd (with Ron Callus)
• (1998), ‘Enterprise Bargaining in Public Administration’, in CCH (ed.), Enterprise Bargaining Update, Newsletter No. 23, 15 December, Sydney, CCH Australia Ltd (with Ron Callus)
• (1998), ‘Enterprise Bargaining in the Finance Industry’, in CCH (ed.), Enterprise Bargaining Update, Newsletter No. 22A, 15 December, Sydney, CCH Australia Ltd (with Ron Callus)
• (1997- current),ADAM Report, Nos 12-51, University of Sydney (contributing author)

Chapters in Books/Monographs

• (2003) “Where does enterprise bargaining fit in Australia’s productivity drive? case study evidence from the manufacturing industry”, in J. Burgess and D. MacDonald (eds) Developments in Enterprise Bargaining in Australia, Croydon, Tertiary Press.
• (2003) “Women Wages and Industrial Agreements: Recent Australian Trends” in J. Burgess, G. Strachan, and A. Sullivan (eds), Women and Work, Monograph No. 2, Employment Studies Centre, University of Newcastle (with G. Whitehouse)
• (2001), “Work life in the new millenium” in G. Dow and R. Parker (eds) Business, work and community into the new millenium, Oxford University Press (contributing author to chapter with Ron Callus, Gillian Considine and Kristin van Barneveld.)
• (1999) AustraliaAt Work: Just Managing?, Sydney, Prentice Hall (contributing author)

Working Papers

• (2001), “AWAs: changing the structure of wages?”, ACIRRT Working Paper No. 67, May, University of Sydney (with Kristin van Barneveld)
• (1999) “Casting a Little More Light… Do We Really Know What Enterprise Bargaining has Meant for Women’s Wages in Australia?”, ACIRRT Working Paper No. 56, July, University of Sydney (with Kathryn Heiler and Richard Hall)

Conference Proceedings

• (2001) “Productivity productivity productivity! But what about enterprise bargaining?” paper presented at ‘10 Years of Enterprise Bargaining Conference’, Newcastle, 3-4^th May.
• (2001) “AWAs: changing the structure of wages?” paper presented at ‘10 Years of Enterprise Bargaining Conference’, Newcastle, 3-4^th May (with K. van Barneveld)
• (2001) “AWAs and the Doctrine of ‘Bargaining in Good Faith’ – the End or A New Area of Uncharted Water?” in D. Kelly (ed.), Crossing Borders: Employment, Work, Markets and Social Justice Across Time, Discipline and Place, Proceedings from the 15^th Annual AIRAANZ Conference, 31 January - 3 February, Wollongong, Volume 2, pp 1-7 (with K. van Barneveld).
• (2001), “Women, Wages and Industrial Agreements: Assessing Survey Evidence from 2000” in D. Kelly (ed.), Crossing Borders: Employment, Work, Markets and Social Justice Across Time, Discipline and Place, Proceedings from the 15^th Annual AIRAANZ Conference, 31 January - 3 February, Wollongong, Volume 2, pp 147-154 (with G. Whitehouse)
• (2000), “Training and Individualisation: Evidence from Federal, Queensland and Western Australian Workplace Agreements”, in J. Burgess and G. Strachan (eds), Research on Work, Employment and Industrial Relations 2000, Proceedings from the 14^th Annual AIRAANZ Conference, 2-4 February, Newcastle, Volume 4, pp 66-73 (with R. Pickersgill).

Conference Presentations

• (2002), “Women, Wages and Industrial Agreements: Recent Australian Trends” paper presented at ‘Women and Work Conference’, Employment Studies Centre, Newcastle, 12-13^th December (with G. Whitehouse)
• (2001) “The Future of Enterprise Bargaining and Industrial Relations Under the Howard Government”, Enterprise Bargaining Briefings held in Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, November-December (with R. Callus)
• (2001), “Wage Outcomes in AWAs”, ACIRRT ‘Wages Outlook 2001 Conference”, Sydney, March (with K. van Barneveld)
• (2001), “AWAs: Changing the Structure of Wages in Bargaining”, paper presented at “Ten Years of Enterprise Bargaining Conference”, Newcastle, 3-4 (with K. van Barneveld).
• (2000) “Enterprise Agreements Update: Recent Developments and Future Prospects for AWAs and Certified Agreements”, Enterprise Bargaining Briefings held in Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, November-December (with R. Callus and R. Hall)
• (1999) “Individual vs Collective Bargaining: Developments, Outcomes and Experiences in Australian Workplaces”, Enterprise Bargaining Briefings held in Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, Perth, November-December (with J. Buchanan)
• (1997) “What’s happening in QLD enterprise agreements?” Enterprise Bargaining Briefing, Sheraton Hotel, Brisbane, July (with R. Callus)
• (1997) “What’s happening in NSW enterprise agreements?” Enterprise Bargaining Briefing, Brisbane, Observatory Hotel, Sydney, July (with R. Callus)
• (1997) “What’s happening in Victorian enterprise agreements?” Enterprise Bargaining Briefing, Brisbane, Sheraton Hotel, October (with R. Callus)

Seminar Presentations

• (2000) “Individual versus Collective Agreements: Developments and Outcomes”, Work and Organisational Studies Seminar Series, University of Sydney, April (with K. van Barneveld).
• Arsovska, B., (2000) “The Enterprise Bargaining Regime in the New Century – Options and Outcomes”, School of Industrial Relations and Organisational Behaviour, University of NSW, September.