Week 7 - Employer Representation Flashcards
1
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What is employer representation?
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- Registered employer associations with legal right appear before the FWC for the purpose of representing members. Nonregistered employer organisations whose functions extend to lobbying and research
- Reviewing employers and IR is problematic in that IR is simply a means to an end because if employers could get by without having to address IR matters, they would . This is the opposite of unions which are formed for the very purpose of engaging in IR. As a consequence their focus is rarely if every exclusively IR
2
Q
Types of Employer Associations
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- single industry such as MBA, AMIC
- umbrella associations covering a number of different industries either on a national or state basis
3
Q
What determines employer association strategy?
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- environmental influences, IR structures and processes, trade union strategy, strategies of other employer associations
- relevant industrial relations history and traditions
- employer association purpose
- internal membership dynamics
