The evolution of labour law in Queensland was shaped by attempts to strike a balance between the needs of economic efficiency and social equity. Initially, state intervention in industrial relations was minimal, though incremental steps began to protect workers and acknowledge the legitimacy of unions. Legislative activity culminated in 1916 in a system of independent arbitration, which for several decades was supported by all sides of politics. However, policy has now moved towards an industrial model centred on workplace agreements, underpinned by minimum conditions. Meanwhile, the increased domination of the federal jurisdiction presages the possible demise of the State system
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From Queensland's inception as a self-governing colony in December 1859, the issue of labour re...
"From Queensland's inception as a self-governing colony in December 1859, the issue of labour relati...
On a day-to-day basis, most interaction between the state arbitration system and trade unions occurr...
Western Australia was the first jurisdiction in Australia to legislate for compulsory arbitration. T...
From Queensland’s inception as a self-governing colony in December 1859 the issue of labour relation...
The strikes of the 1890s have often been depicted as a watershed in Australian industrial relations ...
revisions by way of re-enactment of, or amendment to, legislative schemes for industrial relations r...
The argument made in this thesis is that there are four core elements underlying the Australian indu...
Traditionally, industrial relations in Australia have been governed by a dual system of federal and ...
Critics of the progressive decline in membership in Australian unions attribute the predicament to a...
In recent years Australian industrial relations research has drawn more extensively on concepts draw...
The traditional preoccupation of Australian literature with the centralised features of the industri...
In July 2005, the Howard federal Coalition government gained a majority in both houses of the Common...
Over the past decade Australia has struggled to come to grips with the decline of its traditional ec...
Recent scholarship has demonstrated the importance of the ‘new liberalism’ in the development of ind...
From Queensland's inception as a self-governing colony in December 1859, the issue of labour re...
"From Queensland's inception as a self-governing colony in December 1859, the issue of labour relati...
On a day-to-day basis, most interaction between the state arbitration system and trade unions occurr...
Western Australia was the first jurisdiction in Australia to legislate for compulsory arbitration. T...
From Queensland’s inception as a self-governing colony in December 1859 the issue of labour relation...
The strikes of the 1890s have often been depicted as a watershed in Australian industrial relations ...
revisions by way of re-enactment of, or amendment to, legislative schemes for industrial relations r...
The argument made in this thesis is that there are four core elements underlying the Australian indu...
Traditionally, industrial relations in Australia have been governed by a dual system of federal and ...
Critics of the progressive decline in membership in Australian unions attribute the predicament to a...
In recent years Australian industrial relations research has drawn more extensively on concepts draw...
The traditional preoccupation of Australian literature with the centralised features of the industri...
In July 2005, the Howard federal Coalition government gained a majority in both houses of the Common...
Over the past decade Australia has struggled to come to grips with the decline of its traditional ec...
Recent scholarship has demonstrated the importance of the ‘new liberalism’ in the development of ind...