Industrial Relations Society of WA

2004 State Convention

Nov 15th 2004

The 2004 State Convention was held at Abbey Beach Resort in Busselton on the weekend of 29 - 31 October 2004.  View File

Joint Employment - Legal Myth or Practical Reality

Oct 27th 2004

The Industrial Relations Society of Western Australia in conjunction with Corrs Chambers Westga... More...

Workers Compensation Seminar

Jun 29th 2004

The Industrial Relations Society of WA in conjunction with Curtin University recently presented... More...

Industrial Action - Seminar May 2004

Jun 2nd 2004

The Industrial Relations Society of WA in conjunction with Minter Ellison presented a seminar t... More...

Bullying Seminar April 2004

May 5th 2004

On Wednesday 21 April 2004 the IR Society presented a seminar on bullying in the work... View File

Working to live or living to work

Mar 17th 2004

At the 2004 AGM, Helen Creed presented a seminar titled "Working to live or living to work".... View File

WA's regulatory framework

Feb 27th 2004

On February 18 2004, Trisha Todd presented a seminar paper on changes to WA's regulatory framework. View File

Changing Working Arrangements and IR Systems: Nullify the Spin

Dec 8th 2003

At the 2003 WA IR Society Convention Graeme Watson, Freehills, presented a paper on changing working arrangements...  View File

Changing nature of work - Is law the solution?

Nov 10th 2003

Recently, at the 2003 WA IR Society Convention, Russell Allen, Freehills, presented an opinion on whether more law was the solution to the changing world of work. To view his presentation... View File

WA Unions and the changing nature of work

Nov 10th 2003

Recently, at the 2003 WA IR Society Convention, Stephanie Mayman, UnionsWA, presented on WA unions a... More...

Changing nature of work in the 21st century

Nov 6th 2003

Matt Viney, Victoria's Parliamentary Secretary for Industrial Relations, presented on the Convention theme at the 2003 WA IR Society Convention. To read his presentation.... View File

Risks of extended hours and shiftwork

Nov 6th 2003

Recently, at the 2003 WA IR Society Convention, Laurence Hartley presented on health and safety aspects of extended hours and shiftwork. To view his presentation... View File

The Art of Conciliation and Negotiation

Sep 25th 2003

On 23 September 2003 the IRS of WA in conjunction with the CCI presented a seminar titled "Negotiation and Conciliation Skills"  More...

New Industrial Relations Legislation in WA Workplace Agreements, Employer-Employee Agreements, Enterprise Bargaining

Jun 27th 2003

Allan Drake-Brockman has provided a helpful workshop paper titled "New Industrial Relations Legislation in WA, Workplace Agreements, Employer-Employee Agreements, Enterprise Bargaining"  View File

The Labour Relations Reform Act 2002 (WA) - The First Nine Months

Jun 27th 2003

"The Labour Relations Reform Act 2002 (WA), The First Nine Months" - a paper presented by Senior Commissioner Beech. View File

The Labour Relations Reform Act 2002 - Does the

Jun 27th 2003

Allan Drake-Brockman presented an informative and detailed talk at our June seminar, "The First Nine Months of the Labour Relations Reform Act 2002" on 25 June2003. The paper was titled "The Labour Relations Reform Act 2002 - Does the path to reform lead to an argument for a federal unitary industrial relations system?". View File

WA Unfair Dismissal Laws - A Movable Feast?

Jun 27th 2003

Allan Drake-Brockman presented this paper of relevance last year: "Western Australia's Unfair Dismissal Laws, A Movable Feast? The Legislative Dimension – The Labour Relations Reform Bill 2002".  View File

The Ageing Workforce

May 25th 2003

Kath Morrish, of the Department of Premier and Cabinet, gave these presentation notes at the May 2003 Seminar. View File

Robert McClelland, Shadow Minister - ACT IR Society Convention 15 October 2002

Dec 4th 2002

Read about Robert McClelland's view on workplace challenges facing Australia. View File

Are we getting what we paid for?

Nov 28th 2002

Helen Creed presented on the WA reforms at the 32nd Annual Convention. View File

Individual agreements - the evidence

Nov 28th 2002

Ron Callus presented at the 32nd Annual Convention. View File

LABOUR LAW IN THE NEW ECONOMY

Jul 11th 2002

In the context of the new economy, labour law - the law we teach and practice, the law we dispense ... View File

New Industrial Relations Legislation

May 23rd 2002

The Hon Minister, John Kobelke, MLA, has agreed to be part of a panel with Bruce Wiliams from CCIW... More...

Occupational Health Act Review - Bob Laing

May 22nd 2002

Review of Occupational Health Act View File

The reason for and the origins of, institutionalised IR in WA

Apr 16th 2002

Industrial Relations in Western Australia was first regulated in a 1900 Act of the State Parliament.... View File

The Beginning of Industrial Relations Regulation in WA

Apr 12th 2002

Industrial Relations in Western Australia was first reguakted in the 1900 Act. Why did it happen th... View File

Treasurer's Report

Mar 28th 2002

Treasurer's Report View File

President's Annual Report 26 March 2002

Mar 26th 2002

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Workers Compensation as an industrial issue, the poor relations come knocking - the Guthrie Report 2001

Jan 16th 2002

Tuesday 5 February 2002, 5.30pm

38th Floor, Bankwest Tower, 108 St Georges Terrace, Perth

RSVP bfranker@claytonutz.com or telephone Bernie Franker on 9426 8413 by Friday, 1 February 2002  More...

Occasional Papers from the 2001 Convention

Nov 26th 2001

You can read "The Pros and Cons of Collectivism vs. Individualism", presented by Jon Long More...

The Pros & Cons of Collectivism vs. Individualism, Part 2, 30th Convention, Busselton 2001

Nov 26th 2001

the decline of collectivism in industrial relations has been a result of a general trend towards individualism and not because collectivism itself is fundamentally flawed.  More...

The Pros & Cons of Collectivism vs. Individualism, Part 1, 30th Convention, Busselton 2001

Nov 19th 2001

The preference for individualism is not necessarily a result of some failing of collective industrial relations, but is in response to a wider social and economic trend. More...

Workplace Bullying

Oct 5th 2001

Jan Stuart
5.30-7.30pm, Wednesday, 26 September 2001, MBA House, 35 Havelock St. Perth

Canadian Labour Law

Oct 3rd 2001

Professor Khan,Tuesday, 5.30pm - 7.30pm, 11 September 2001, University House
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Time to Prepare for IR Changes

Oct 3rd 2001

4pm - 6.15pm, Tuesday 2 October 2001, Freehills, Level 22, AMP Building, 140 St. Georges Terrace, Perth

Transmission of Business

Oct 3rd 2001

5.30 - 7.30pm. Thursday, 28 June 2001, WAIRC, AXA Centre, 111 St, Georges Terrace, Perth.  More...

THE IMPLICATIONS OF THE RGC DECISION FOR WA'S DUAL SYSTEM OF EMPLOYMENT REGULATION

Feb 22nd 2001

In my view, the RGC decision is of considerable legal significance, both in its treatment of the Pepler line of cases dealing with the jurisdiction and powers of the State Commission and in its delineation of the boundary between the Commission's jurisdiction on the one hand and the workplace agreements regime on the other. More...

THE CURRENT STATUS OF FEDERAL LAW

Feb 20th 2001

Ideologically speaking, in policy terms the Coalition, in opposition or government, can be relied on to support as little regulation in industrial relations as possible. Ideologically speaking, the Labor party has an opposite view. That does not mean that Labor is incapable of change, as 1993 showed, but Labor seems to have much less discretion in IR in opposition than in government. More...

WHY EMPLOYMENT IS REGULATED

Feb 20th 2001

The relations between the hirers and the suppliers of labour will inevitably take place in a legal framework. In a literal sense, deregulation is not on the agenda. The issue, rather, is the form of regulation. More...

WHY THE AIRC SHOULD BE ABOLISHED

Feb 20th 2001

Some old hands of your Society may recall an important statement made not so long ago to a meeting of the International Industrial Relations Association. That went as follows: "When we became a nation in 1901, one of the first things we did was to set up a Commonwealth Tribunal which could exercise its powers to settle disputes - a power which rapidly became one of settling wages and conditions directly or by example from most Australian employees. It was a system that served Australia quite well I think, but the news ...is that it is finished. Not only is the old system finished but we are rapidly phasing out its replacement, and have now come to do things in a new way."  More...