Industrial Relations

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Australia's unique system of industrial relations involves:

• a very high level of minimum wages

• a central wage fixing body which determines most other wage rates

• compulsory arbitration before a court that is largely comprised of ex -union leaders

• union rights to demand employers negotiate wages and conditions even if only a minority of employees support union coverage

• lawless activity by some unions in key sectors that imposes extremely high costs on employers they target

Issues stemming from these matters are addressed in the following articles