People & associates
Ken Phillips
Farmers' solutions are in their own paddock
With the focus on the Howard Government's WorkChoices legislation, it could be easy to forget that labour issues are far broader than just...
Management culture is true target
Anyone who thinks the Work Choices legislation is aimed at deregulation of the labour market misunderstands what's happening. In fact, Work Choices...
IR reforms will hand workers' rights back to individuals
In the highly charged debate over the Federal Government's industrial relations changes, emotive images seem to dominate. We are being told that...
Reforms will allow managers to face fears
Normally, any link between a business closure, job losses and the activities of unions is indirect. But the recent closure of Kemalex Plastics'...
Kemalex saga shows why IR system needs to be reformed
Last week the Howard Government introduced its much-awaited WorkChoices legislation into Parliament amid scenes of political hysteria and overblown...
Reforms spike unions' guns but empower workers
Some lawyers are calling the Work Choices legislation the Old and New Testaments. But at 700 pages it may be longer. The biblical reference comes...
Culture of conservatives' fear
If the debate over the Howard Government's work regulation changes were conducted on purely economic grounds, the Government would probably win the...
Watchdog set to rebuild construction
The construction industry has been on high alert since October 1, having to be careful of the Federal Government's new construction industry...
Bastion of wage slavery
IN the light of yesterday's Government announcement on the detail of its industrial relations reforms, the political and public relations battle...
Legislation bites as interlopers play the prosecutor
If you are driving a car, have an accident and kill someone, you can be charged by the police and prosecuted for offences under the road laws, or...