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Will Shorten Stand up to Unions?
John Lloyd, Director, Work Reform and Productivity Unit at the Institute of Public Affairs said today that, "Bill Shorten is presented with an excellent opportunity to prove himself as a minister who is not dictated to by the unions. The...
ACTU Insecure Employment Campaign Misguided
The ACTU on 24 October 2011 announced a national inquiry into insecure employment. Starting today submissions can be made to the so called independent inquiry. The Institute of Public Affairs has labelled the campaign a misguided...
Qantas debacle reflects wider problems
The deterioration of the Qantas dispute with the grounding of its fleet reflects a disturbing trend in Australian workplace relations. John Lloyd, Director Work Reform and Productivity at the Institute of Public Affairs said "union leaders are...
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...