Work Choice - Article Reviews

Paper Summary:

In this paper, three different article about work choice initiatives in Australia are reviewed. These include 'Submission to the Senate Inquiry into the Workplace Relations Amendment (WorkChoices) Bill 2005', "Business Council of Australia ," "Workchoices: Myth Making At
Work." as it appeared in "Journal of Australian Political Economy" and finally "Workchoices and Women Workers." from the "Journal
of Australian Political Economy." The major ideas presented in each article are then compared and contrasted in a chart. The issues analyzed in the chart include the stand of work choice initiatives, views on external involvement in business processes, primary objectives, management reforms, and reform agenda. The paper gives a concise and well-organized review of the articles.

From the Paper:

"The authors primary focus is suggesting that national workplace relations systems should be developed that make modern workplace relations simpler to achieve. The authors suggest that industrial relations policies are often complex and that many arguments for changing policies bypass various complications associated with change including difficulties arising from change itself and industrial relations. It is important that government agents pay attention more to legislative factors including economic changes or changes in the structure of various markets and the role these factors have in shaping relations outcomes in the work environment. This study is also significant in that it enforces the need to introduce a single national industrial relations system, supports the removal of the Australian Fair Standards from inclusion in legislation, which include minimum standards for annual leave, sick leave and unpaid parental leave among others, suggests that a fair pay commission be established and works to reduce the total number of allowable matters with the intent of limiting the complexity of the award review process. "

Sample of Sources Used:

• Business Council of Australia. 2005, 'Submission to the Senate Inquiry into the Workplace Relations Amendment (WorkChoices) Bill 2005', Business Council of Australia viewed 3, April 2006 <http://www.bca.com.au>
• Ellem, B, Baird, M, Cooper R & Lansbury, R 2005, "Workchoices: Myth Making At Work." Journal of Australian Political Economy, no. 56, pp.12-31.
• Pocock, B & Masterman-Smith, H 2004, "Workchoices and Women Workers." Journal of Australian Political Economy, no. 56, pp 126-144.

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