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Australian Employers in the Shadow of the Labor Accords
Author(s) -
Frenkel Stephen J.
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
industrial relations: a journal of economy and society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.61
H-Index - 57
eISSN - 1468-232X
pISSN - 0019-8676
DOI - 10.1111/j.1468-232x.1988.tb00999.x
Subject(s) - shadow (psychology) , context (archaeology) , industrial relations , government (linguistics) , labour economics , control (management) , labor relations , economics , contrast (vision) , business , political science , political economy , management , psychology , geography , linguistics , philosophy , archaeology , artificial intelligence , computer science , psychotherapist
In recent years, Australian unions and the Federal Government have developed a close working relationship. Employers, by contrast, have remained isolated and divided. This article examines their problems and responses in the context of deteriorating economic circumstances. It argues that the macro level Labor Accords have actually served employers' interests well by providing a stable industrial relations environment and by encouraging greater management control and efficiency at the micro level.