Title Tales from the new shop floor : inside the real jobs of the information economy / Peter Lewis ; foreword by Lindsay Tanner ; photography by Lisa J. Young

Published Annandale, N.S.W. : Pluto Press, 2000

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Location	Call no.	Vol.	Availability
W'PONDS	331.1 Lew/Tft		AVAILABLE
W'BOOL	331.1 Lew/Tft		AVAILABLE
MELB	331.1 Lew/Tft		AVAILABLE

Description 165 pages : portraits ; 23 cm Contents 1. The sales rep-Giles -- 2. The waiter-Karren -- 3. In the call centre-Tony -- 4. The carer-Vanessa -- 5. The traveller-Sarah -- 6. The personal trainer-Helen -- 7. The techie-Robert -- 8. The web designer-Naomi -- 9. The futures trader-Mike -- 10. On the film set-Oleh -- 11. The bush regenerator-Michelle -- 12. The media presenter-Robbie -- 13. The small business operator-Kylie -- 14. The consultant-Andrew -- 15. The union organiser-Sally Summary "The effect of computers on the workforce: Are computers providing us with greater freedom or is the new information age creating a new type of wage slave? It's a key question facing young Australians as they try to establish careers in the new economy of information and service industries. In a book launched in Sydney today, Tales from the New Shop Floor, Peter Lewis from the New South Wales Labour Council traces the working lives of 15 young people, and his conclusions are remarkably optimistic. He argues the information age is breeding a new generation of self reliant, highly skilled workers who favour freedom over job security." --PM Archive, Wednesday, 26 April , 2000, Reporter: John Stewart Analysis Case studies Information society Occupations Working conditions Youth Notes Transcript access via Internet Subject Career development -- Australia. Career development. Employees -- Attitudes. Employees -- Effect of technological innovations on. Employees -- Effect of technological innovations on -- Australia. Information technology -- Employees. Employees -- Australia -- Attitudes. Occupational mobility. Occupational mobility -- Australia. Occupations -- Australia. Vocational guidance. Vocational guidance -- Australia. Work design. Author Young, Lisa J LC no. 00002132 ISBN 1864030798

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