According to Dr. Campbell, a Senior Research Fellow at RMIT University, youth employment in Australia is higher than in any other OECD country, which indicates that current legislation has put relatively few barriers for schoolchildren to work (Fair Work Australia 2011, p. 5). However, the National Retail Association Limited (NRA) was not satisfied with the existing General Retail Industry Award, which required a minimum of 3 hour engagement period for casual employees. In July 2011 the satisfaction of their claim for a 90 minute shift by Fair Work Australia (FWA) started an ongoing debate between strong supporters of the reform and their opposition.
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