Work Choices Special Edition Economic and Labour Relations Review

By Braham Dabscheck Guest editor

This special issue of the Economic and Labour Relations Review is devoted to an examination of the Workplace Relations Amendment (Work Choices) Act 2005(Cth).

It is guest-edited by Braham Dabscheck and contains articles by 13 eminent academics working in fields such as labour law, labour economics and industrial relations. Many of the contributors argue that, contrary to popular opinion, Work Choices does not mean deregulation but a shift from an independent umpire to executive and political regulation of workplace relationships. This special issue provides an excellent insight into the new employment relations climate for all, employers, employees and unions.

(The Economic and Labour Relations Review; Volume 16 No. 2 May 2006)

Introduction - 1 Braham Dabscheck http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/journals/ELRRev/2006/1.html

The Contract Regulation Club 2 Braham Dabscheck http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/journals/ELRRev/2006/2.html

Work Choices in Overview: Big Bang or Slow Burn? 25. Andrew Stewart http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/journals/ELRRev/2006/3.html

The Constitution and Workplace Relations Act 1996 - 62

John M. Williams http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/journals/ELRRev/2006/4.html

How Low Can You Go? Minimum Working Conditions Under Australia's New Labour Laws - 85 Colin Fenwick http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/journals/ELRRev/2006/5.html

The Australian Fair Pay Commission: Rationale, Operation Antecedents and Implications 127 Peter Waring, Alex de Ruyter and John Burgess http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/journals/ELRRev/2006/6.html

Command and Control in the Workplace: Agreement-making under Work Choices 147

Sean Cooney http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/journals/ELRRev/2006/7.html

Australian Workplace Agreements under Workchoices - 165 Kristin van Barneveld

http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/journals/ELRRev/2006/8.html

Shifting the Balance of Power in Collective Bargaining: Australian Law, Industrial Action and Work Choices - 193 Shae McCrystal http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/journals/ELRRev/2006/9.html

From 'Uncharted Seas' to the 'Stormy Waters': How Will Trade Unions Fare under the Work Choices Legislation? - 215 Anthony Forsyth and Carolyn Sutherland http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/journals/ELRRev/2006/10.html

Unfair Dismissal Law and Work Choices: From Safety Net Standard to Legal Privilege - 237 Anna Chapman http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/journals/ELRRev/2006/11.html