Journal of Industrial Relations’ Annual Review of Australian Industrial Relations

The Sydney Employment Relations Research Group (SERRG), the Journal of Industrial Relations (JIR) and the Australian Labour and Employment Relations Association (ALERA) are pleased to host this Webinar to formally launch the Journal of Industrial Relations’ Annual Review of Australian Industrial Relations.

The JIR’s Annual Review issue is the publication of record for Australian industrial relations. Each JIR Annual Review analyses key developments in Australian industrial relations in articles focusing on: the labour market; women, work and IR; unions and collective bargaining; employer and employer association matters; industrial legislation; and major court and tribunal decisions. It also includes ‘practitioner review’ and ‘international review’ articles.

To coincide with the official publication of this year’s JIR Annual Review issue, one author of each of this year’s articles will present their analysis of industrial relations developments in 2020 – a year of significant movement in Australian industrial relations. Two leading industry practitioners will present their articles, providing union and employer association views.

Date:Thursday 3 June 2021
Time:10.00am-12.30pm
via Zoom:Registrants will be provided with the Zoom link 24 hours prior to the webinar

Speakers and article authors

The Australian industrial system in the era of COVID-19
Michele O’Neil-President, Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU)

Wake-up call for a dysfunctional system: Employer perspectives on industrial relations in 2020
Scott Barklamb-Director, Workplace Relations, Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI)

Introduction- Australian industrial relations in 2020: COVID-19, crisis, and opportunity  
Stephen Clibborn- Co-director, SERRG, The University of Sydney Business School

The Australian labour market
Elisa Birch and Alison Preston

Women, work and industrial relations in Australia
Meraiah Foley and Sue Williamson

Unions and collective bargaining in Australia
Mark Bray, Johanna Macneil and Leslee Spiess

Employer and employer association matters in Australia
Peter Sheldon and Louise Thornthwaite

Industrial legislation in Australia
Eugene Schofield-Georgeson

Major court and tribunal decisions in Australia
Gabrielle Golding

COVID-19 in Southeast Asia: Implications for workers and unions
Michele Ford and Kristy Ward