Labour Law in Australia

It has been said that the Australian system of industrial relations is as exotic as the boomerang and the kangaroo. Indeed, Australia's impressive array of industrial relations systems and dispute settlement procedures, at both the state and federal levels, makes Labour Law in Australia a particularly challenging area of practice. By the same token, from an academic perspective Australia offers a virtually unique opportunity to study the social and legal forces that have shaped the evolution of industrial relations systems throughout the twentieth century, and that continue to shape them as we enter the twenty-first.Labour Law in Australia gives the practitioner a concise but thorough guide to the field as it stands today, with its notable extremes of compulsory arbitration tribunals on the one hand and almost total deregulation on the other. Among the numerous specific topics covered are the following:awards, Australian workplace agreements, and certified agreementthe role of the Australian Industrial Relations Commission andother institutions, both state and federalmatters that may be determined by tribunals application of a national wages policythe award simplification programmecollective agreementsrights and duties of employees and employerlegal controls of trade unionslegal forms of industrial actionthe role of employers' organizations workers' participation in enterprisescriteria for tribunal decisions.The implications for practitioners of distinctive current labour market features, such as the prevalence of part-time and casual work, and the large government outlays for training programmes, are fully spelled out, as are the procedural measures arising from the formidable resilience of the trade union movement. With its practical guidance and penetrating insights, Labour Law in Australia is the ideal resource for business people, government regulators, and academics concerned with legal matters affecting the Australian labour market.Brooks, Brian Thomas is the author of 'Labour Law in Australia' with ISBN 9789041119995 and ISBN 904111999X.