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Ken Phillips
Director, Work Reform Unit
Ken Phillips is the director of the Work Reform Unit at the Insitute of Public Affairs. Ken is an independent contractor operating as his own business, as a researcher, commentator, lobbyist and strategist on labour and workplace issues. Amongst his many activities, Ken is a published authority on independent contractor issues, directs research on industrial relations and trade practices issues, the morality of labour reform, work safety and related issues. He promotes the management concept of 'markets in the firm'. He works with business client on reform strategies. Through his many articles Ken is known for approaching labour issues from unexpected perspectives.
Ken's book Independence and the Death of Employment will be published by Connor Court in October 2008.
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Submission to the Senate inquiry into the Fair Work Bill 2008
1) Executive Summary In summary, the bill: a) seeks to rewrite Australian unions into the processes of workplace relations law. b) attempts to create a model of workplace relations which...
Submission to the Wilcox Review of Australian construction industry reforms
The ABCC was set up in 2005 as a specialist construction industry enforcement body. It was a key part of the recommendations of the Cole Royal Commission (2002-03) which found wide scale and systemic lawlessness in the construction sector across...
The Cost of Constructing the Commonwealth Games Village
This report forms part of the IPA's submission to the Wilcox Review into the ABCC. Part 1 is available here. This report reveals that contractual arrangements put in place by the Government of Victoria inflated the cost of the Commonwealth Games...
Submission to the National Review of Occupational Health and Safety Laws
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