CQU HRMT20024 T2 2019: Industrial Relations Frameworks and Practices

This document presents a comprehensive literature review on industrial relations, focusing on the Australian context. It analyzes four articles, each examining different aspects of industrial relations, including discursive frameworks, neoliberalism's impact, gender equity in pay, and the influence of supply chains on employment relationships. The review covers the objectives, research questions, methods, findings, and conclusions of each article, along with their relevance to a broader essay on industrial relations. The articles explore topics such as ideological frameworks, the effects of neoliberal policies in specific regions, the role of legal factors in achieving gender equity, and the impact of supply chains on employment relations. The review highlights the key arguments and findings of each article, offering a detailed overview of the current research landscape in the field of industrial relations.

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Article 1
Full reference of the article:
Fry, S., & Mees, B. (2017). Two discursive frameworks concerning ideology in Australian
industrial relations. The Economic and Labour Relations Review, 28(4), 483-499.
Objective and research question:
Fry and Mees (2017) in the article entitled “Two discursive frameworks concerning
ideology in Australian industrial relations” attempts a critical discussion on the relationship that
exists among the two major discursive frameworks that have a better understanding of the
industrial relations that have been practiced in the Australian territories. The article analyses the
various issues as have been highlighted in the analysis of the industrial relations and the effect of
the same on the various policies that are adopted by the Australian government as well. The
article critically analyses the existent literature regarding the relationship among the two
approaches discussed by the authors.
Method:
The article is observed to have been implementing the metanalytical approaches that are
generally undertaken for the analysis of the analyzing the significant texts that help the
concerned readers to understand the issues that arise from the understanding of the framework
used for the understanding of the industrial relations maintained in Australia.
Findings and discussion
The article in discussion is observed to have been dealing with the issues that are related
to the understanding of the various frameworks that are implemented for developing a better
knowledge on the matters that are related to the industrial relations as have been maintained

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within the retail industry of Australia. The article highlights the various political agendas that
have been entertained within the given country. The article sheds light on the effect of the
discursive framework that are presented in the given scenario as well. The article discusses the
factors that have been dealing in the formation of the current scenario as have been observed
within the Australian scenarios. The article throws light on the ideological taxonomy as
discussed by the experts in the late twentieth century. The article by Fry and Mees (2017) further
helped in understanding the issues that are employment issues that are faced by the concerned
citizens and the governmental bodies in light of the industrial relations as is being highlighted
within the state. The article further presents a discussion of the relations that are faced by the
concerned organizational staff as well as the companies in order to discuss the various political
ideologies that are highlighted in the development of a better understanding of the roles that are
played by the ideologies regarding the industrial relations in terms of the employment that is
practiced within the territorial boundaries of Australia.
Conclusion
The concluding section of the article highlights the areas of disconnect that are present
among the two discursive theories that are being discussed within the study. The article further
highlights the fact that there exists an opaqueness among the scholarship on the employment
relations to the labor relations maintained within the country.
How this article will contribute to my Essay 3
The article discusses the issues that have been existent among the industrial relations with
regards to the employment relations that are maintained within the retail industry of Australia.
The article would further help in the establishment of the industrial relations that are maintained
within the Australian boundaries.

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Article 2
Full reference of the article:
Ellem, B. (2015). Resource Peripheries and Neoliberalism: the Pilbara and the remaking of
industrial relations in Australia. Australian Geographer, 46(3), 323-337.
Objective and research question:
Ellem (2015) in the article entitled “Resource Peripheries and Neoliberalism: the
Pilbara and the remaking of industrial relations in Australia” aims a discussion on the issues
that are highlighted through the works of the various scholars working on the similar issues. The
article majorly highlights the fact that the local scales and the configurations that are presented in
the matters of the labor relations and the regulation of the work is highly useful in the proper
understanding of the changes in the matters of the industrial relations that have been taking place
within the territorial boundaries of Australia.
Method:
The article in discussion implements a review of the existent literature in terms of the
industrial relationship that was maintained within the area of Pilbara. The authors of the article
highlighted the fact that the neo-liberalism has been highly accepted within the Australian
boundaries as a part of the industrial relations.
Findings and discussion
The article highlighted the fact that there has been an acceptance in terms of the
neoliberalism that is presented within the territorial boundaries of the country. The article in
discussion is known to have been highlighting the neo-liberal policies that are implemented
within the given area of Pilbara. The policies as have been discussed within the given article

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highlights the fact that the given changes in the policy tends to have been playing a greater role
in the development of the retail industry as well as the political economy of the country. The
paper in discussion highlights the fact that there has been a change in the human resources that
are presented in the country of Australia. The article further highlights the fact there has been a
huge issue in terms of the labor market within the Australian market as well. The article
highlights the fact that there has been a greater impact on the labor market with respect to the
liberalism that is existent within the territorial boundaries of the area of Pilbara. The article
highlights the fact that the implementation of the neoliberalism within the workplaces situated in
the area of Pilbara has highly been affecting the industrial relations that are practiced as well as
maintained within the Australian territories. The article by Ellem (2015) further highlights the
union system that is presented within the organizational employees who have been serving the
various organizations that are active and present within the territorial boundaries maintained by
Australia.
Conclusion
The concluding section of the article further highlights the fact that there has been a
certain policy that is followed within the area of Pilbara. This policy refers to the measures
undertaken for dealing with issues that are highlighted in terms of the industrial relations that are
presented within the given territorial boundaries of Australia.
How this article will contribute to my Essay 3
The article highlights the fact that the companies within the Australian territories tend to
implement the policies of neoliberalism in developing the industrial relations that are presented
within the Australian retail industry. The article emphasizes on the industrial relations that are
maintained within the Australian boundaries.

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Article 3
Full reference of the article:
Macdonald, F., & Charlesworth, S. (2018). Failing to live up to the promise: the politics of equal
pay in ‘new’workplace and industrial relations institutions. Australian Journal of
Political Science, 53(4), 446-462.
Objective and research question:
Macdonald and Charlesworth (2018) in the article entitled “Failing to live up to the
promise: the politics of equal pay in ‘new’ workplace and industrial relations institutions”
discusses on the ways in which the gender equity is maintained within the given organization
with the help of the various legal factors as are maintained within the Australian territories. The
authors highlight the fact that there has been enough potential in the legal policies in order to
bring about a proper equity in terms of the issues of the gender equality within the country as
well as the organizations operating within the country.
Method:
The article has been composed on the basis of the interpretive policy analysis approaches
that are undertaken by the concerned government of the country. The article focusses on the
implementation of the various acts and policies that are undertaken by the concerned
organization in order to deal in the matters of the gender equity within the given organization.
Findings and discussion
The article assists in the understanding of the fact that the gender equity is maintained
within the business organizations with the help of the various legal factors as are maintained
within the Australian territories. The authors highlight the fact that there has been enough

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potential in the legal policies in order to bring about a proper equity in terms of the issues of the
gender equality within the country as well as the organizations operating within the country. The
article highlights various factors that are relevant in dealing with the issues that are presented in
terms of the gender equity as is maintained in terms of the payments that are extended towards
the employees of the retail sector of Australia. The article further highlights the fact that the
equality in terms of the payment extended towards the various members of the workforce of the
organization might be achieved with the help of the proper implementation of the laws that are
presented in terms of the labor relations that are maintained within the given organization as
well. The article focusses on the implementation of the various acts and policies that are
undertaken by the concerned organization to deal with gender equity within the given
organization. The article by Macdonald and Charlesworth (2018) highlights on the fact that the
acts in discussion make and attempt to deal in the reforms that would in turn help the given
organizations to extend a fair wage policy towards the given organizational employees
irrespective of their genders.
Conclusion
The concluding sections of the article highlight the fact that the equality in terms of
payment extended towards the workforce might be achieved with the help of proper employment
of laws presented in terms of the labor relations that are maintained within the given organization
as well.
How this article will contribute to my Essay 3
The article discusses the application of the laws and the regulations that would help in the
development of the argument on the industrial relations as are maintained within the retail

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industry. The article highlights that the gender equity in terms of payment plays a greater role in
the development of the industrial relations within the country.

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Article 4
Full reference of the article:
Wright, C. F., & Kaine, S. (2015). Supply chains, production networks and the employment
relationship. Journal of industrial Relations, 57(4), 483-501.
Objective and research question:
Wright and Kaine (2015) in the article entitled “Supply chains, production networks and
the employment relationship” discusses the issues that are highlighted in terms of the various
inter-organizational relationships that are maintained by the people serving the workforces that
are presented in terms of the supply chain that is maintained by the Australian companies. The
employment relations that are maintained within the organization are known to be affected by the
supply chain that is maintained within the territorial boundaries of Australia. The article
highlights the fact that the country has been facing huge issues due to the increase in the
employment relations that are presented within the country.
Method:
The article in discussion is composed on the basis of reviewing the various articles and
studies that are required for the understanding of the issues that are observed within the supply
chain of the given organizations active within the Australian territories. The article focusses on
the issues that are maintained in terms of the employment relations within the country.
Findings and discussion
The article highlights the issues that are highlighted in terms of the various inter-
organizational relationships that are maintained by the people serving the workforces that are
presented in terms of the supply chain that is maintained by the Australian companies. The key

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issues that have been provided to the employees who have been dealing with the issues as have
been highlighted in the supply chain as is maintained by the Australian retail industry. The article
highlights issues in terms of the employment relations as is maintained within the Australian
territories. The outsourcing activities that are maintained within the Australian territories tend to
have been dealing in the matters that are related to the supply chain within the organization. The
article further highlights the various challenges that are highlighted in terms of the regulation of
the labor standards that are maintained within the country. The article further highlights the fact
that the relations existent in terms of the supply chain maintained within the organization might
be achieved with the help of the proper implementation of the laws that are presented in terms of
the labor relations that are maintained within the given organization as well. The various policies
and the laws as have been implemented within the organization tend to play a greater role in the
development of the political nature of the employment relations that are maintained within the
Australian territorial boundaries.
Conclusion
The concluding section of the article deals with the supply chain management and the
employment relations as are maintained within the territorial boundaries of the country. The
employment relations that are maintained within the business organization are known to be
affected by the supply chain that is maintained within the territorial boundaries of Australia.
How this article will contribute to my Essay 3
The article highlights the factors that are maintained in terms of the employment relations
that are maintained within the Australian retail industry. This would help in the demonstration of
the issues that are maintained in terms of the industrial relations that are maintained within the
Australian territories.