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Explores workplace relations in the twenty-first century and examines the Global Financial Crisis and the Fair Work Act 2009.
List of contents
1. Globalization, economic policy and the labor market Julian Teicher and Dick Bryan; 2. The Australian employment model in an international context Richard Gough; 3. Australian trade unions and international labor movements Marjorie Jerrard and Stephane Le Queux; 4. International employment regulation and labor rights Anne O'Rourke; 5. Australian employment regulation Marilyn Pittard; 6. The changing role of human resources management in the employment relationship Cathy Sheehan, Helen De Cieri and Peter Holland; 7. The dynamics of employee voice in Australia Amanda Pyman, Peter Holland, Julian Teicher and Brian Cooper; 8. Changing patterns of workplace conflict and dispute resolution Bernadine Van Gramberg; 9. Monitoring and surveillance in the employment relationship: the new frontier Peter Holland and Anne O'Rourke; 10. Diversity and disadvantaged workers Santina Bertone and Devaki Monani; 11. The challenge to workplace health and safety and the changing nature of work and the working environment Elsa Underhill; 12. From reactive flexibility to strategic flexibility in retail and hospitality George Lafferty; 13. Restructuring Victorian public hospitals and the implications for work and work organization Richard Gough and Pat Brewer; 14. Global supply chains and workforce flexibility in automotive components Malcolm Macintosh; 15. The Australian public service ¿ the challenges ahead Bernadine Van Gramberg, Julian Teicher and Brad Nash.
Summary
Australian Workplace Relations explores workplace relations in the twenty-first century, covering issues relating to trade union membership, occupational health, disadvantaged workers and surveillance. The book examines the Global Financial Crisis and the Fair Work Act 2009. Case studies cover health, retail and hospitality, the public sector and motor vehicle components.
