Handbook

This subject introduces students to the domain of employee relations management. Emphasis will be placed on the theories and contexts, similarities and differences between human resource management and employee relations management, the parties involved and the processes and outcomes of managing employee relations in unionised and non-unionised environments. Topics will include theoretical perspectives of the employment relationship, the role of management, the role of the State, statutory regulation, bargaining structures, employee participation, and industrial conflict with a particular focus on the Australian context.