Open data, workplace relations law compliance, and digital regulation

Chen, C; Howe, J; Kariotis, T; Jackson, S

Open data, workplace relations law compliance, and digital regulation

Chen, C Howe, J Kariotis, T Jackson, S

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Publisher:: CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS
Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: DATA & POLICY, 2024, 6
Issue Date:: 2024

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Field	Value	Language
dc.contributor.author	Chen, C
dc.contributor.author	Howe, J
dc.contributor.author	Kariotis, T
dc.contributor.author	Jackson, S https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9606-3812
dc.date.accessioned	2025-05-22T06:32:25Z
dc.date.available	2025-05-22T06:32:25Z
dc.date.issued	2024
dc.identifier.citation	DATA & POLICY, 2024, 6
dc.identifier.issn	2632-3249
dc.identifier.issn	2632-3249
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/187466
dc.description.abstract	<jats:title>Abstract</jats:title> <jats:p>This paper discusses the challenges and opportunities in accessing data to improve workplace relations law enforcement, with reference to minimum employment standards such as wages and working hours regulation. Our paper highlights some innovative examples of government and trade union efforts to collect and use data to improve the detection of noncompliance. These examples reveal the potential of data science as a compliance tool but also suggest the importance of realizing a data ecosystem that is capable of being utilized by machine learning applications. The effectiveness of using data and data science tools to improve workplace law enforcement is impacted by the ability of regulatory actors to access useful data they do not collect or hold themselves. Under “open data” principles, government data is increasingly made available to the public so that it can be combined with nongovernment data to generate value. Through mapping and analysis of the Australian workplace relations data ecosystem, we show that data availability relevant to workplace law compliance falls well short of open data principles. However, we argue that with the right protocols in place, improved data collection and sharing will assist regulatory actors in the effective enforcement of workplace laws.</jats:p>
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS
dc.relation.ispartof	DATA & POLICY
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1017/dap.2024.18
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.subject.classification	4407 Policy and administration
dc.subject.classification	4609 Information systems
dc.subject.classification	4610 Library and information studies
dc.title	Open data, workplace relations law compliance, and digital regulation
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	6
pubs.organisational-group	University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	University of Technology Sydney/DVC (Research)
pubs.organisational-group	University of Technology Sydney/DVC (Research)/Institute For Sustainable Futures
utslib.copyright.status	open_access	*
dc.rights.license	This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0). To view a copy of this license, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.date.updated	2025-05-22T06:32:23Z
pubs.publication-status	Published
pubs.volume	6

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Abstract This paper discusses the challenges and opportunities in accessing data to improve workplace relations law enforcement, with reference to minimum employment standards such as wages and working hours regulation. Our paper highlights some innovative examples of government and trade union efforts to collect and use data to improve the detection of noncompliance. These examples reveal the potential of data science as a compliance tool but also suggest the importance of realizing a data ecosystem that is capable of being utilized by machine learning applications. The effectiveness of using data and data science tools to improve workplace law enforcement is impacted by the ability of regulatory actors to access useful data they do not collect or hold themselves. Under “open data” principles, government data is increasingly made available to the public so that it can be combined with nongovernment data to generate value. Through mapping and analysis of the Australian workplace relations data ecosystem, we show that data availability relevant to workplace law compliance falls well short of open data principles. However, we argue that with the right protocols in place, improved data collection and sharing will assist regulatory actors in the effective enforcement of workplace laws.

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