Filling the Void: Emerging Actors in Australian Industrial Relations

Grant Michelson, Audencia Nantes Ecole de Management, Nantes, France
Suzanne Jamieson, Work and Organisational Studies, University of Sydney
John Burgess, Newcastle Business School, University of Newcastle

Abstract

Considerable changes in the workforce and in industrial relations legislation have resulted in gaps in the system of representation and industrial relations regulation in Australia. With a falling trade union density the issue of employee voice outside of trade unions is addressed in this paper. The literature on industrial relations “actors” is reviewed and the discussion turns to contemporary developments in the Australian industrial relations system and the emergence of “new” actors.

Recommended Citation

Michelson, Grant; Jamieson, Suzanne; and Burgess, John (2009) "Filling the Void: Emerging Actors in Australian Industrial Relations," Journal of Economic and Social Policy: Vol. 13: Iss. 1, Article 2.
Available at: http://epubs.scu.edu.au/jesp/vol13/iss1/2