Recent publications
Senate Standing Committee on Education Employment and Workplace Relations
Inquiry into Fair Work (Registered organisations) Amendment (Towards Transparency) Bill 2012
Figures do not lie - building industry out of control
The Australian Bureau of Statistics has released quarterly data on industrial disputes for the September quarter 2012. "Industrial disputation in construction soared to an alarming level. Construction recorded 62.7 days lost to industrial...
The Automotive industry: Workplace relations impediments to its survival
The Automotive industry: Workplace relations impediments to its survival
CFMEU call for rate cut lacks credibility
"The persistent refusal of the CFMEU leadership to countenance work practice changes that would lift productivity means their call for the Reserve Bank to cut interest rates is devoid of credibility," said John Lloyd, Director, Work Reform and...
Grocon - questions remain
"Reports that the CFMEU has withdrawn the unlawful blockades unconditionally are welcomed. It is to be hoped that normal work can now resume," said John Lloyd, Director, Work Reform and Productivity Unit at the Institute of Public Affairs....
Calls for an independent inquiry into trade union financial practices
"It is time for an independent and thorough inquiry into the management of union funds to be conducted," said John Lloyd, Director, Work Reform and Productivity at the Institute of Public Affairs. The financial management of Australian trade...
A clear win for Qantas
"Qantas achieved a clear win today when Fair Work Australia (FWA) ruled on the content of a workplace determination covering the airline's ground staff", said John Lloyd, Director, Work Reform and Productivity at the Institute of Public Affairs....
Coles distribution centre dispute another example of broken industrial relations system
Victoria Police's apparent unwillingness to uphold and enforce a Supreme Court order for the picket line at Coles' National Distribution Centre to be lifted shows how broken the industrial relations system has become. Researcher with the IPA...
Inquiry into the Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Amendment Bill 2012
Senate Standing Committee on Education Employment and Workplace Relations Inquiry into the Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Amendment Bill 2012 Submission by the Institute of Public Affairs
ABCC abolition a bad sign for the building and construction industry
Today, the Australian Building and Construction Commission will be abolished. It will be replaced with the Fair Work Building Industry Inspectorate. "This move will prove harmful for the building and construction industry, and the Australian...