Rediscovering collective bargaining : Australia's Fair Work Act in international perspective / edited by Breen Creighton and Anthony Forsyth.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Creighton, W. B. (William Breen)

Forsyth, Anthony.

Series:

Routledge Studies in Employment and Work Relations in Context

Routledge studies in employment and work relations in context ; 9

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Collective bargaining--Australia.

Collective bargaining.

Collective bargaining--Case studies.

Industrial relations--Case studies.

Industrial relations.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (361 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York, N.Y. : Routledge, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book examines countries that have tried, with varying degrees of success, to use legislative strategies to encourage and support collective bargaining, including Australia's Fair Work Act. It is the first major study of the operation and impact of the new collective bargaining framework introduced under the Fair Work Act, combining theoretical and practical perspectives. In addition, a number of comparative pieces provide rich insights into the Australian legislation's adaptation of concepts from overseas collective bargaining systems - including good faith bargaining, and majority employee support as the basis for establishing bargaining rights. Contributors to this volume are all leading labor law, industrial relations, and human resource management scholars from Australia, and from Britain, Canada, New Zealand and the United States.

Contents:

Preface

Rediscovering collective bargaining / Breen Creighton and Anthony Forsyth

Collective bargaining and agreement-making in Australia : evolution of the legislative framework and practice / Peter Gahan and Andreas Pekarek

International labour standards and collective bargaining under the Fair Work Act 2009 / Breen Creighton

The role of Fair Work Australia in facilitating collective bargaining / Richard Naughton

The mechanics of agreement making under the Fair Work Act 2009 : promoting good faith bargaining and genuine agreement / Amanda Coulthard

The relationship between protected industrial action, recognition and bargaining in good faith under the Fair Work Act 2009 / Shae McCrystal

Getting to the table? : fair work, unions, and collective bargaining / Rae Cooper and Bradon Ellem

Industrial conflict with awards, choices, and fairness / David Peetz

Government as industrial relations role model : promotion of collective bargaining and workplace cooperation by non-legislative mechanisms / John Howe

Comparing purposes and concepts in United States and Australian collective bargaining law / Anthony Forsyth

Recognition in respect of bargaining in the United Kingdom : collective autonomy and political neutrality in context / Alan Bogg and Tonia Novitz

The Canadian conception of collective representation and bargaining / Sara Slinn

After EFCA, what next for unions? : the future of labour law reform and of collective bargaining in the United States / John Logan

Collective bargaining and food faith obligations in New Zealand / Pam Nuttall

Notes on contributors

Notes

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-136-28135-5

1-283-58609-6

9786613898548

1-136-28136-3

0-203-11221-0

9780203112212

OCLC:

922959020