University Industrial Relations

Unions and managers – are there common goals?

… must provide for direct consultation … on workplace relations and human resources matters

… not to inhibit the capacity … to respond to changing circumstances … [and] … must not limit or restrict the … ability to make decisions and implement change

… must support organisational productivity and performance

… must include a fair and transparent performance management scheme which rewards high performing individual staff… [and] … efficient processes for managing poor performing staff ”

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HEWRRs: “agreements, policies and practices …

“WorkChoices is a new, national workplace relations system that will provide more choice and flexibility for employers in the workplace. The system will offer better ways to reward effort, increase wages and balance work and family life.”

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Work Choices

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Work Choices compliance issues

Fair Pay & Conditions Standard• recording of hours of work• “deeming” of annual leave

Prohibited content in workplace agreements

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Disciplinary committees

• Disciplinary committees never sack people

• Vice-Chancellors never overturn recommendations of disciplinary committees

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Consultative processes

• Consultative Committees

VS

• direct consultation with affected staff

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Dispute resolution processes

Are they really about:

• resolving disputes

OR

• disputes over consultative processes• disputes over dispute processes• disputes over the meaning of agreements?