Answer questions 500WORDS (IN 15 HOURS)

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WEEK 1 – SUBJECT OVERVIEW

No required readings. Please familiarise yourself with the Subject Outline and subject

expectations.

WEEK 2 – INTRODUCTION AND KEY ELEMENTS OF INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS

 Bray, Cooper, Waring and MacNeil (2018) Employment Relations: Theory and Practice 4th

edition, McGraw-Hill, Sydney – Chapter 1

 Spooner and Haider (2006) ‘Defining the employment relationship’, International Journal of

Employment Studies, 14(2), 63-82. (https://drr.lib.uts.edu.au/26328/)

 Stewart and Stanford (2017) ‘Regulating work in the gig economy: What are the options?’,

The Economic and Labour Relations Review, 28(3), 420-437.

(https://drr.lib.uts.edu.au/52501/)

Supplementary readings (non-compulsory)

 Wright and Lansbury (2016) ‘Employment Relations in Australia’, in Bamber, G.J.,

Lansbury, R.D., Wailes, N. and Wright, C.F. (eds), International and Comparative

Employment Relations: National Regulation, Global Changes (6th Edition), Sage: London,

pp. 103-25. https://drr.lib.uts.edu.au/52498/)

 Forsyth (2019) ‘Employee or not? What the Uber decision means’, The Sydney Morning

Herald, 14 June.

 Patty (2018) ‘Foodora rider wins unfair dismissal case in landmark ruling’, The Sydney

Morning Herald, 16 November.

 Kochan and Riordan (2016) ‘Employment relations and growing income inequality: Causes

and potential options for its reversal’. Journal of Industrial Relations, 58(3)

(https://drr.lib.uts.edu.au/43632/)

WEEK 3 – THEORETICAL PERSPECTIVES AND HISTORICAL OVERVIEW OF THE

AUSTRALIAN INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS SYSTEM

 Bray et al. (2018) – Textbook Chapters 2 and 3

 Hyman (1994) ‘Theory and Industrial Relations’, British Journal of Industrial Relations,

32(2), 165-180. (https://drr.lib.uts.edu.au/52503/)

 Pocock (1997) ‘Gender and Industrial Relations Theory and Research Practice’, Labour &

Industry, 8(1), 1-20 (https://drr.lib.uts.edu.au/52504/)

Industrial Relations (21702) Reading List

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Supplementary readings and videos (non-compulsory)

 Wajcman (2000), ‘Feminism Facing Industrial Relations in Britain, British Journal of

Industrial Relations, 38(2): 183-201. (https://drr.lib.uts.edu.au/52505/)

 Dabscheck (2000) ‘The Australian Waterfront Dispute and Theories of the State’, Journal of

Industrial Relations, 42(4), 497-516. (https://drr.lib.uts.edu.au/31083/)

 City of Sydney (2017), The Great Strike of 1917 (Apple Podcast), 22 minutes.

 The 1891 Shearer’s Strike (YouTube), 25 minutes.

 The 1998 Waterfront Dispute (Wiki), 6 minutes.

WEEK 4 – THE PARTIES – THE STATE

 Bray et al. (2018) – Textbook Chapter 4

 Ellem and Cooper (2008) ‘The Neoliberal State, Trade Unions and Collective Bargaining in

Australia’, British Journal of Industrial Relations, 46(3), 532-554.

(https://drr.lib.uts.edu.au/26326/)

 Treuren (2000) ‘The Concept of the State in Industrial Relations Theory’, Labour & Industry,

11(2), 75-98. (https://drr.lib.uts.edu.au/26321/)

 Fair Work Ombudsman, Australia’s industrial relations timeline – a brief history of

workplace relations law in Australia.

WEEK 5 – THE PARTIES – MANAGEMENT

 Bray et al. (2018) – Textbook Chapter 5

 Thornthwaite and Sheldon (2019) ‘Employer and employer association matters in Australia

in 2018’, Journal of Industrial Relations, 57(3), 383-400. (https://drr.lib.uts.edu.au/52507/)

 Kochan, TA et al (2018) ‘The Changing Nature of Employee and Labor-Management

Relationships’, Annual Review of Organizational Psychology and Organizational Behavior,

6: 195-219. (https://drr.lib.uts.edu.au/53793/)

WEEK 6 – THE PARTIES – EMPLOYEE REPRESENTATION (UNION & NON-UNION)

 Bray et al. (2018) – Chapters 6 and 7

 Minter, K (2017) ‘Negotiating labour standards in the gig economy: Airtasker and Unions

New South Wales’, The Economic and Labour Relations Review 28(3), 438-454.

(https://drr.lib.uts.edu.au/53790/)

 Gavin (2019) ‘Militant unionists are striking out: here are 4 things unions can do to stay

relevant’, The Conversation, 28 August.

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Supplementary readings (non-compulsory)

 Kaine (2014) ‘Union Voice’ in Wilkinson, A., Donaghey, J., Dundon, T. and Freeman, R.B.

(eds) Handbook of Research on Employee Voice, Edward Elgar Publishing, Cheshire, pp.

170-188 (https://drr.lib.uts.edu.au/37352/)

 Kaine, (2016) ‘The state of the union(s): how a perfect storm weakened the workers’ voice’,

The Conversation, 21 April.

WEEK 7 – FRAMEWORK: THE FAIR WORK ACT 2009

 Bray et al. (2018) – Textbook Chapters 8 and 9

 Fair Work Ombudsman –

o The Fair Work system

o Enforcing the legislation

o Protecting vulnerable workers reform

 Fair Work Commission –

o About the Fair Work Commission

o National Workplace Relations system

WEEK 8 – BARGAINING STRUCTURES AND PROCESSES

 Bray et al. (2018) – Textbook Chapters 10 and 11

 Hamberger, J (2020) ‘Revising Australia’s system of enterprise bargaining’, Journal of

Industrial Relations. (https://drr.lib.uts.edu.au/53786/)

 Bray, MacNeil and Spiess (2019) ‘Unions and collective bargaining in Australia in 2018’,

Journal of Industrial Relations, 61(3), 357-381. (https://drr.lib.uts.edu.au/52508/)

 Williamson, O’Donnell and Shingles (2015) ‘Can collective enterprise bargaining affect the

psychological contract? An analysis of the 2011 Australian public service negotiations’,

Australian Bulletin of Labour, 41(1), 1-19. (https://drr.lib.uts.edu.au/52509/)

WEEK 9 – NEGOTIATIONS FUNDAMENTALS, SUB-PROCESSES AND CONTEXTS

 Lewicki, Barry and Saunders (2010) Negotiation, 6th edition, McGraw-Hill, Boston (available

to borrow at UTS Library)

 McKersie and Cutcher-Gershenfeld (2009) ‘Labor-Management Relations: Understanding

and Practicing Effective Negotiations’, Negotiation Journal, 25(4), 499-514

(https://drr.lib.uts.edu.au/26309/21702_McKersieLabor.pdf)

 Kolb (2009) ‘Too bad for the Women or Does It Have to Be? Gender and Negotiation

Research over the Pasty Twenty Five Years’, Negotiation Journal, 25(4), 515-531.

(https://drr.lib.uts.edu.au/26311/21702_KolbTooBad.pdf)

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WEEK 10 – WOMEN AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS

 Williamson, Foley and Cartwright (2019) ‘Women, work and industrial relations in Australia

in 2018’, Journal of Industrial Relations, 61(3) (https://drr.lib.uts.edu.au/52510/)

 Rubery and Hebson (2018) ‘Applying a gender lens to employment relations: Revitalisation,

resistance and risks’, Journal of Industrial Relations, 60(3), 414-436.

(https://drr.lib.uts.edu.au/52511/)

 Pocock (1997) ‘Gender and Industrial Relations Theory and Research Practice’, Labour &

Industry, 8(1): 1-20. (https://drr.lib.uts.edu.au/52504/)

Supplementary readings (non-compulsory)

 Williamson (2012) ‘Gendering the bricks and mortar: Building an opportunity structure for

equality bargaining’ Journal of Industrial Relations, 54(2), 147-163.

(https://drr.lib.uts.edu.au/47369/)

 McKinsey Global Institute (2019) The future of women at work: Transitions in the age of

automation (Executive summary).

 Topping, A (2020) ‘Covid-19 crisis could set women back decades, experts fear’, The

Guardian, 29 May.

WEEK 11 – CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS

 Newman, F and Humphrys, E (2019) ‘Construction workers in a climate precarious world’,

Critical Sociology.

 Baird, M and Hamilton, M (2020) ‘Working from home is nothing new to mothers’, Sydney

Morning Herald, 8 May.

 McKinsey (2018) AI, automation, and the future of work: Ten things to solve for.

 Herbert Smith Freehills (2019) The New World of Work: Report Warns of An

Unprecedented Rise in Workplace Activism.

 Walker, M and Kaine, S (2016) Deliveroo strike win shows gig workers can subvert the rules

too, The Conversation, 19 August.

WEEK 12 – SUBJECT REVISION AND EXAM GUIDANCE

Review key subject readings in preparation for discussion about the Final Exam