This report provides an overview of results from the first survey, which gathered data on working conditions in March 2006 (before the implementation of the WorkChoices legislation) and 2007. This is a five year study of 8343 participants in the Australian labour market, assessing the impacts of changes and perceptions of working life. This report...

This report stems from an inquiry into how to create a fair and harmonised national industrial relations system that appropriately balances the interests of employees and employers in partnership between the Commonwealth and New South Wales governments.

A report on a survey of employers in Queensland, NSW and Victoria. Prepared for the Queensland Department of Employment and Industrial Relations, NSW Office of Industrial Relations and Industrial Relations Victoria. From the executive summary: We appear to be living in an era where major IR policy initiatives are being driven by a preoccupation with...

Labor has moved a long way to unseat the government, says Anthony Forsyth, but is it too far for the unions?

This report analyses qualitative findings about the impact of WorkChoices on women workers most of whom are on minimum wages.This report analyses qualitative findings about the impact of WorkChoices on women workers most of whom are on minimum wages.