Industrial Relations - Assignment
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Industrial Relations - Assignment
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Running head: INDUSTRIAL RELATIONSIndustrial relationsName of the StudentName of the UniversityAuthor Note
1INDUSTRIAL RELATIONSTable of ContentsIntroduction......................................................................................................................................27 Eleven Case..................................................................................................................................2Non-Union Employee Representation.............................................................................................3Collective Bargaining (Question 2).................................................................................................4Recommendations........................................................................................................................5Conclusion.......................................................................................................................................6Bibliography....................................................................................................................................7
2INDUSTRIAL RELATIONSIntroduction Recently increased international attention has been attached to non union form ofemployee representation. This is because the representation gap in various countries is growingas membership of the union is declining. Another reason for the growth of Non-unionrepresentation is the rising evidence of advantages of representative employee indulgence forenterprise efficiency and flexibility. However the reality in relation to the Australian attempttowards employee participation has not been discussed much. According to [ CITATION Pat13 \l 1033 ] a Non-union representation can be defined as a kind of representation mechanism whichis present along with or in place of trade unions. This form of representation historically gas beenmost common in Australia. The effectiveness of the non-union form of representation has notbeen tested much in relation to its composition, independence form things such as managerialinfluence, representation made by such bodies as well as their accountability[ CITATIONEst13 \l 1033 ]The purpose of this paper is to analyze to what degree the non-union forms of employeerepresentation and voice would ease the issues which have risen in the seven eleven case. Theanalysis would be supported with respect to evidence for non-union forms of employeerepresentation. The purpose of the paper is also to provide recommendation in relation to thechanges required in the bargaining structure operating in the retail industry in order to avoid andaddress the issue which arose in the 7 eleven case appropriately. The recommendation would beprovided based on the effectiveness of the Australian bargaining structure as well as appropriatepolicy examples from other countries. 7 Eleven Case As discussed in the Assessment 7 Eleven is a well known franchisee working in Australiawhich have which have indulged in unethical and illegal activities in relation to how they treatand deal with the employees. The news about the incident spread very fast and thus it led to thelunching of an enquiry by the Fair work Ombudsman in the year 2014. The focus of such enquirywas of whether the organization was appropriately abiding by the employment policy,procedures and legislations or not. It was found by the inquiry that the franchisee was providing
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