Industrial Relations Analysis: Cricket Australia and ACA Dispute

This case study analyzes the industrial relations dispute between Cricket Australia (CA) and the Australian Cricket Association (ACA) in 2017, stemming from disagreements over player payments and revenue sharing. The assignment details the history and context, highlighting the significance of the employment dispute and its impact on players. It examines the outcome of bargaining, the views and positions of involved parties, and factors such as legal, political, economic, and technological aspects. The analysis includes recommendations to improve future negotiations, outlines the causes of the issues, and proposes potential solutions. The study emphasizes the impact on employment, the need for trust, and the importance of following government regulations. The case study aims to provide a comprehensive understanding of the dispute, its consequences, and strategies for resolution, drawing on various sources.

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Table of Contents
Brief history and context of the outline of the issue..................................................................2
Show the significance of the case..............................................................................................2
Outcome of the bargaining.........................................................................................................3
Views and positions of different parties and actors...................................................................3
Outline factors affecting the issue..............................................................................................4
Recommendations......................................................................................................................4
Causes of issues..........................................................................................................................5
Possible solutions for the issues.................................................................................................5
Bibliography...............................................................................................................................7

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Brief history and context of the outline of the issue
On 30th June 2017, the Cricket Australia (CA) and the Australian Cricket Association
(ACA) ended a five-year deal (Auscricket.com.au 2019). The disagreement of the negotiation
was mainly due to the payment of the cricketers and the increased share of wealth
(Auscricket.com.au 2019). Thus, labour issue came into effect and the parties failed to reach
an agreement over a new agreement (Auscricket.com.au 2019). Therefore, this had a bad
influence on the Cricket Australia mainly because 230 players had to suffer from an expiry of
contract (Auscricket.com.au 2019). Only the contract of 90 players was retained mainly due
to the multi-year terms they had with the Australian Cricket Association (Auscricket.com.au
2019).
The issue in focus is the employee relation that existed between the Cricket Australia
(CA) and the Australian Cricket Association (ACA). The significance of the issue is
highlighted and the outcome of the bargain has been highlighted. The views and positions of
each of the parties related to this topic is analysed and recommendations are made so that in
the future such a repetition does not occur. The cause and possible solutions to the issue are
also stated in the analysis.
Show the significance of the case
The significance of the case is that despite being a national affair, the issue had given
rise to employment dispute and thus the conflict between the players and other workers had
increased (Auscricket.com.au 2019). The comparison was made with the private and public
sectors mainly because of the influence that trade unions had on the market. Hence, players
representing Cricket Australia had to undergo major changes mainly due to the lack of
representation as well as low wage growth (Auscricket.com.au 2019). Most of the players
were reluctant to play for Australia or its respective states due to the low payment.
At the same time, the Cricket Australia had predicted the reluctance of the players in
signing a new contract and thus had been open to remain at a position to leave the Cricket
Australia (Auscricket.com.au 2019). Thus, it can be said that the significance of the case can
be attributed to the loss of employment of cricketers in Australia and lead to the decline of
the sports in the county.

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Outcome of the bargaining
The outcome or the bargain based on the dispute of the players included an
understanding of the power that is possessed by the Government. For example, fixing the rate
of the employees can be termed as a difficult situation mainly because the Cricket Australia
and the Australian Cricket Association restricted the industry demand associated with the
labour (Auscricket.com.au 2019). At the same time, compensation fees imposed on the
players. This includes moving on from the employers that exist in the current structure and
ensuring that future players are also included in the list.
At the same time, as stated by Bray and Rasmussen (2018) possible outcomes can be
predicted to understand the requirement of junior developers so that competitive balance can
be maintained to ensure that the viability of sport finance can be maintained. Therefore, from
the words of Charlesworth and Macdonald (2015) it can be said that balance of power in the
professional courses across Australia need to be maintained so that predominance of the
governing authorities can be analysed. This can help the Australian Cricket Association to
cope up with the financial rewards that are required to be provided at the professional level.
Views and positions of different parties and actors
The views and positions of the different parties and actors in this case can be analysed
to identify the scenario in the given case. According to Boxall, Bainbridge and Frenkel
(2018), it can be seen that comments made from the Cricket Australia spokesperson have
highlighted the worsening of the revenue model. The lack of flexibility in the revenue model
can be disastrous for the Cricket Australia and no other business (Auscricket.com.au 2019).
At the same time, a hardship fund needs to be established so that experience in the financial
difficulties of the Cricket Australia can be made into a lockout.
Some of the investors who played a major role in establishing an association between
the Cricket Australia and Australian Cricket Association provided financial assistance and
support so that any dispute can be reduced keeping in mind the back roll of the payments
(Auscricket.com.au 2019). Therefore, it can be said that the views and positions of the major
parties had been negative as well as supportive depending upon the impact it needed to be
made during the negotiation.

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Outline factors affecting the issue
Some of the factors that have an effect on the issue include:
Legal: The legal factor plays a significant role particularly due to the payment that is
required to be made. The Australian Cricket Association need to maintain legality in terms of
wages provided to the players and the mode of negotiation technique that is to be adopted
(Auscricket.com.au 2019).
Political: The political factors include the interference from the Government so that
the sponsorship of the Australian Cricket Association can improve. The political factors gave
rise to the loss of broadcasting rights for the Cricket Australia (Auscricket.com.au 2019).
Economic: The economic factors include the financial position of both the Cricket
Australia and Australian Cricket Association (Auscricket.com.au 2019). The dispute of
payment is mainly due to the economic condition of the private sectors.
Social: The social factor does not have any significant or direct impact on either the
Cricket Australia or Australian Cricket Association (Auscricket.com.au 2019). However, the
employment rate may decrease and can have a negative impact on the progress of further
negotiation.
Technological: The technological factor also does not have an effect on the
negotiation process between the Cricket Australia and Australian Cricket Association
(Auscricket.com.au 2019).
Recommendations
Based on the analysis made factors and the position of each of the people associated
with the Cricket Australia and Australian Cricket Association recommendations can be made
that can help in the solve of the issue. One of the recommendations can be to increase the
payment of the woman cricketers so that they face similar treatment as the men’s cricketers.
This can help in the negotiation and mitigation of the impact which in turn can be effective
while trying to maintain a proper relationship with the players. At the same time, the Cricket
Australia and Australian Cricket Association need to built trust on one another so that
talented players does not have to leave the cricket fraternity of the country for other places.
This can help in maintaining a balance between the cricketers. Government rules for the
cricketers need to be followed strictly so that the Cricket Australia and Australian Cricket

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Association can defend any type of misconduct. In this regard, it can be said that the causes
related to the rise of the issue can be analysed for better understanding.
Causes of issues
One of the main causes of the issue arising at the Cricket Australia and Australian
Cricket Association is the sacking of a top Tasmanian cricketing official (Auscricket.com.au
2019). The offensive remarks made by the official had its impact on the Australian Cricket
Association and since then it has been difficult to deal with the challenges in the system. At
the same time, another cause for the rise of the issue is that separation of the male and female
cricketers were made along with separate agreement in terms of payment (Auscricket.com.au
2019).
Thus, the payment model of the players can also be considered as one of the
hindrances that had been the cause of the issue. In this regard, the Australian Cricket
Association made attempts to bypass the Cricket Australia and negotiate with the players
directly as well as individually (Auscricket.com.au 2019). Hence, these issues were the main
cause of problems between the Cricket Australia and Australian Cricket Association
(Auscricket.com.au 2019). Meaningful negotiations have failed to provide any type solutions
that may have a positive impact in the manner in which mediation can be apprehended.
Possible solutions for the issues
Based on the analysis, one of the possible solutions that can be provided for the issue
is that the Cricket Australia and Australian Cricket Association need to work together in
accordance with the negotiation of the players and ensure that subsequent meetings regarding
any development are held (Auscricket.com.au 2019). This can open up opportunities for
constant negotiation and can reduce any form of complicated matters related to the payment
of the workers. Another possible solution that can be provided to the Cricket Australia and
Australian Cricket Association is the fact that non-signing of contracts can take place unless
an MOU has been completed (Auscricket.com.au 2019).
This can reduce the rift between the Cricket Australia and Australian Cricket
Association and can have a positive outcome in terms of understanding the concerns of the
players (Auscricket.com.au 2019). Thus, it can be said that providing these solutions may be

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challenging for the establishments but in a united effort the relationship between the Cricket
Australia and Australian Cricket Association can improve (Auscricket.com.au 2019).

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