Australian Bulletin of Labour articles from March 2006

Australian Bulletin of Labour archives from March 2006

Australian labour market reform--what needs to be done? *.
March 1, 2006... Abstract This article is an edited-for-publication version of a Lecture. The article argues that Australian labour market reform is part of an international, economic reform movement, spurred by the ideological victory of capitalist, free...

Stories about productivity.
March 1, 2006... When asked about their methodological practices, most economists claim to practise some form of instrumentalist positivism, as advocated by Friedman (1953) or appeal to Popper's (1963) notions of falsification, implemented by the...

Arbitration extinguished: the impact of the Work Choices legislation on the Australian Industrial Relations Commission *.
March 1, 2006... Abstract Major limits on the Australian Industrial Relations Commission's role and powers have been introduced by the Workplace Relations Amendment (Work Choices) Act 2005. This new legislation continues the process of 'sidelining' the...

The rise of managerial prerogative under the Howard government *.(John Winston Howard )
March 1, 2006... Abstract The industrial relations policies of the Howard government during its first three terms have produced a major change in the way decisions, especially over non-wage issues, are made in Australian workplaces: they have significantly...

Workers' compensation in Western Australia; a case study 1993-2004 *.
March 1, 2006... Abstract In Australia the last two decades have witnessed increased conflict over workers' compensation policy. At the heart of this conflict has been the issue of who should pay for the rising costs associated with work-related injury. In...

Lockouts and strikes: some comments on the experience of India and Australia.
March 1, 2006... Abstract This paper compares the rise in lockouts relative to strikes in India and Australia. It also compares the overall pattern of industrial disputes in the two countries, noting similarities in the frequency of disputes and...