Labour Market Policies Question! (1 Viewer)

[manutd8]

Howard Government = AWAs & Enterprise Bargaining, Employees & Employers Individually agreed upon the wages. Decentralised wage fixing system.

Rudd Government = Moving to Award system & Collective Agreements, under which the Fair Work Act 2009 - the FWA Commision sets the standard for wages. therefore moving back to a centralised wage fixing system.

Please tell me if im wrong or right. ADD INFO, Any comments appreciated xD

 

[absorber]

I don't know much about this, but I am pretty sure they're not moving back to a centralised system LOL.

20 years ago it was a labor government which led to decentralisation, the howard govt encouraged this further, the Rudd govt is instituting reforms which though not as extreme as howard's are still without a doubt set in that direction

 

[manutd8]

I don't know much about this, but I am pretty sure they're not moving back to a centralised system LOL.

20 years ago it was a labor government which led to decentralisation, the howard govt encouraged this further, the Rudd govt is instituting reforms which though not as extreme as howard's are still without a doubt set in that direction

haha eeeeeeek lol. but a centralised wage fixing system is where the government or industrial tribunal i.e. FWA set the minimum wages for industries and/or sectors. is that not what this new labour market program about? lol im confused az. but thanks for your input

 

[gnrlies]

No, we are not moving towards a centralised system such as the one we had in the 80's but we are moving back to a system that is more reminescent of the working nation reforms established by Paul Keating (which was regarded as the decentralisation of the labour market).

 

[vpa2891]

Yeah, my teacher said work choice act gave too much power to employers and now fair work act tends to bring equality to both employers and employees