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The Fruits of Abdication: Australian Multi-employer Award Respondency

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2023

David H. Plowman  and
Malcolm Rimmer
David H. Plowman
Affiliation:
Industrial Relations Research Centre, University of New South Wales
Malcolm Rimmer
Affiliation:
National Key Centre in Industrial Relations, Monash University
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Abstract

This paper examines the structure of Australian multi-employer awards. It suggests that these awards do not exhibit occupational, industry or representational concentration and thus follow no clear rational principles. The hybrid award system is sub-optimal and can be explained by employer associations’ neglect in the formative period of arbitration. Multi-employer awards are in need of reform if Australia is to become and remain internationally competitive.

Type
Contemporary Issues and Developments
Information
The Economic and Labour Relations Review , Volume 3 , Issue 1 , June 1992 , pp. 153 - 176
Copyright
Copyright © The Author(s) 1992

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Footnotes

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The article is derived from a project sponsored by the BCA and to be published under the title Bargaining Structures, Award Respondency and Employer Associations (IRRC 1992). We acknowledge the support given by the BCA. Any errors of fact or judgement remain the responsibility of the authors.

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