Historical information

Approaches current (1997) employment relations in Australia comparative to other countries (especially the United States and European nations). Note: this book was published one year after the Coalition (National and Liberal parties) returned to government in Australia and is therefore written before the enactment of the WorkChoices legislation and the subsequent Fair Work Act. Includes commentary about the likely future of industrial relations.

The authors provide analysis around the following industries: automative; banking; information technology; Australian steel; and telecommunications.

Significance

Industrial relations in the 1990s.

Physical description

Book; paperback.

Inscriptions & markings

Front cover: editors' names and title.

Title page: in black ink, "D.J. Spiers, University of Ballarat, April 1997".