Remaking Australian Industrial Relations

Remaking Australian Industrial Relations is a collection of short reflective essays on the Australian Industrial Relations system, framed around the question 'What should an industrial relations system seek to achieve in contemporary Australia, and why?'

Part 1: Perspectives on the Past, Present and Future

The Future of Industrial Relations in Australia

The NSW Green Paper 20 Years on: A Reflection of the Future

Australian Labour Law and the Rudd Vision

Beyond WorkChoices: Negotiating a Moment

Part 2: Towards a New National System?

Constitutional Plans for a National System

Legal developments in the Transitional Period

Harmonising occupational health and safety systems

Part 3: Debating the Issues

Labour Standanrds, Safety Nets and Minimum Conditions

WorkChoices and Independent Contractors: the Revolution that Never Happened

Re-Imagining the Role of Trade Unions After WorkChoices

A New Province for Women and Work

Dealing with discrimination issues

Unfair Dismissal

No rights without remedies: Labor’s industrial relations architecture and the enforcement gap

Labour Market Efficiency and Fairness: Agreements and the Independent Resolution of Difference

Australia@Work: Research findings

An employer perspective

A Union perspective

A popular perpective

Part 4: Lessons from Abroad

Future Prospects for Labour Law – Lessons from the United Kingdom

Grasping the Moment: Some Cross-Tasman Thoughts on Australian Labour Law Reform

Suppose Australia copied US Employee Relations Practices

What collective bargaining future for Australia? Lessons from international experience