Retail employment in shopping centres in the Woden Valley, A.C.T.,1978

The aim of the study was to establish the extent and type of employment in retail and related service activities in shopping centres of different types in Canberra. Employers were asked about ownership of the business, location of headquarters, duration of occupancy on current site and any relocations, staff numbers including full-time, part-time and casual staff, staff duties, whether the firm offered part-time hours for particular categories of employees, and size of firm. Employees were asked about length of tenure of current job, previous work activity, type of current work, working hours, journey to work, place of residence, age on leaving school, further education, and source of information in applying for current position. Background variables were age, sex, marital status and number of children below and at school age.