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Qantas action justified
John Lloyd, Director, Work Reform and Productivity at the Institute of Public Affairs said the Qantas action to ground planes and lock out workers was justified. Qantas has been subjected to a destructive and at times vicious industrial campaign...
Minister out of touch on Qantas: IPA
John Lloyd, the director of the Institute of Public Affairs Work Reform and Productivity Unit, today called on Fair Work Australia to suspend industrial action at Qantas for a four-month cooling off period. Last Friday the Minister for...
Qantas industrial action should be suspended for four months
The Qantas industrial disputes, according to reports today in The Australian and The Daily Telegraph, have degenerated into death threats, abuse, property damage and intimidation. The more serious matters have been referred to the police. It...
Tough stand on construction - the right decision
Free market think tank, the Institute of Public Affairs, today welcomed the announcement by the Victorian Government that it would establish and to enforce industrial relations principles on its construction sites. This follows a report in The...
IPA launches new unit to drive industrial relations reform
Free market think tank, the Institute of Public Affairs, today launched its new Work Reform and Productivity Unit to drive industrial relations reform in Australia. The Unit will be headed by its Director, the former Australian Building and...