Centre for Labour, Employment, and Work. Occasional Papers
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Item Open Access Recent changes in industrial law(1971) Szakats, AlexanderThe purpose of this paper is to is to provide an informed commentary on recent developments in industrial law in New Zealand. It outlines changes in industrial relations legislation passed in 1969 and 1970, in particular the General Wage Orders Act 1969 and the Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Amendment Act 1970.Item Open Access The Accident Compensation Act 1972: incorporating the Accident Compensation Act 1973; the Accident Compensation Amendment Act (no. 2) 1973(1974) Campbell, Ian B.This paper was originally presented at a seminar for Trade Union leaders organised by the Industrial Relations Centre and the Department of University Extension. It is a commentary on the Accident Compensation Act 1972, including amendments made to the Act in 1973.Item Open Access The Accident Compensation Act 1972(1973) Campbell, Ian B.This paper is a commentary on the background to the statute - the Accident Compensation Act 1972 - as well as its nature and scope.Item Open Access Social security as a world problem(1972) Jenks, WilfredTime was when social security was among the most domestic of domestic social problems; it now has a recognised place among world-wide social problems. This change of outlook is attributable to three main factors: the relevance of broader social security to economic and social development and technological change; the relevance of broader international experience to the increasingly complex problems which the contemporary development of social security presents for many countries; the impact of the ILO on social security in a wide range of countries.Item Open Access The British system of industrial relations(1973) Young, F.J.L.This paper is intended as an introduction to the British system of industrial relations, drawing on and providing a synopsis of a variety of existing publications.Item Open Access Industrial relations legislation reconstructed(1971) Woods, Noel S.Paper commenting on needed reforms of labour legislation relating to labour relations in New Zealand - discusses provisions concerning the basic rights of membership in trade unions and employers organizations, collective bargaining and wage determination procedures, arbitration, conciliation, etc.Item Open Access Trade Unions and Multinational Enterprises(1980) Szakats, AlexanderThe presence of multinational enterprises in both developed and developing countries is a fact of contemporary life which has great economic, industrial, social and political significance. This paper intends to concentrate on the problems encountered by trade unions in their dealings with multinational employers whose very method of operation has created situation where the generally accepted processes of solving industrial disputes do not seem to function uccessfully. In order to piace the issues in their proper setting first a brief outline needs to be given on the characteristics of transnational business entities and the reasons for their success in establishing economic empires should be explained. Expertise in management, technological advancement, mobility and a quasi-sovereignty resulting from their ability to negotiate with national governments as equals - or even treat them as inferiors - will be looked at as background material for a more detailed investigation of the issues which arise between them, as employers, and the trade unions.Item Open Access The supply of labour in New Zealand(1971) Young, F.J.L.This paper is an introduction to the study of the structure of the work force in New Zealand, its changing contours and actual or potential problems. It covers the impact of immigration, the composition of the labour force force by industry, the occupational structure, human resources planning needs, etc. It includes references and statistical tables.Item Open Access Diversity and common challenges on the western collective bargaining scene(1981) Barkin, SolomonThis paper provides a comparative analysis of industrial relations and national collective bargaining highlighting the differences and likenesses between a group of countries limited to advanced capitalistic, pluralistic democratic, Western European, North American countries and New Zealand.Item Open Access Strikes and participation: New Zealand contributions to the fifth world congress of the International Industrial Relations Association(1980) Turkington, Don J.; Smith, David F.The two papers published here were presented at the Fifth World Congress of the International Industrial Relations Research Association in Paris in September 1979. Dr Turkington's paper points to the underlying importance of economic pressures in determining the pattern of stoppages in a particular industry. Mr Smith's paper provides an analysis of the development of worker participation in management in New Zealand.Item Open Access The Computer in the workplace: Lessons from Norwegian experience(1980) Nygaard, KristenProvides insights into the Norwegian approach to integrating computer technology in the workplace, emphasising the importance of cooperation, participation, and comprehensive planning to address the human and social impacts of technological change. The Norwegian system emphasises resolving industrial conflicts through mediation and arbitration rather than detailed state regulation. Lessons to be drawn are: Trade union participation must be developed through a slow, ongoing process; Participation implies a major change in union policy and must be built on broad understanding and activity among members; Trade unions should build their own understanding of data processing, rather than relying solely on existing knowledge from managers or system workers and the extent and nature of participation will depend on broader economic and technological trends.Item Open Access Manpower policy: an instrument and independent policy system, with particular reference to New Zealand(1981) Barkin, SolomonThis paper explores New Zealand's evolution in manpower policy, human resource development and employment.Item Open Access Needed reforms in industrial conciliation and arbitration(1970) Woods, Noel S.This paper looks at various broad aspects of New Zealand's industrial relations legislation with the intention of opening up a discussion on the provisions as they have developed and as they stand today [1970] against the objectives to be realised if good industrial relations are to be achieved.Item Open Access Compulsory arbitration: uses and abuses(1983) Miller, Ronald L.This paper analyses dispute settlement procedures in New Zealand, detailing compulsary arbitration models - conventional compulsary arbitration. restrictive final-offer arbitration and flexible final-offer arbitration - and their uses.Item Open Access Industrial Relations in The Netherlands: Harmony or Conflict?: An old issue revisited(1980) Poot, H.J.The post war Dutch system of industrial relations has been used often as an example of a harmonious system. When conflict became frequent in other industrial democracies. cooperation was still the main characteristic of the Dutch industrial relations system. In the late sixties and beginning of the seventies this was no longer true. Negotiations became tougher and conflict situations became increasingly common. Peper (1975) and others tried to explain this turn-around. Dutch industrial relations have become more peaceful again in the last few years. Does this mean a return to the harmony of the past? This essay will attempt to answer the question.Item Open Access Jurisdiction under the Industrial Relations Act 1973: some problems and issues(1979) Anderson, G.J.This paper provides a statement of the issues and an analysis pertaining to the question around what constitutes industrial matters and the problem of the boundary between disputes of interest and disputes of right. The analysis uses New Zealand and Australian judicial labour cases.Item Open Access The industrial relations amending legislation of 1976: a study of the legislation and the backgrounds giving rise to it(1977) Woods, Noel S.This paper details the industrial relations legislative changes of 1976 , and assess the effects.Item Open Access Procedures to settle disputes over alleged wrongful dismissal(1966) Green, R.L.This paper concentrates upon "the right" to hire and fire workers, which the author suggests has traditionally been regarded as an essential right of management. In the author's opinion this study underlines the value of established, orderly procodures for the peaceful rosolution of worker's grievances.Item Open Access A conceptualization of industrial conflict(1976) Turkington, Don J.This paper explores the nature of industrial conflict. Its largely theoretical content should provide a useful means to analysing not only ideas about industrial conflict but also available empirical information.Item Open Access The industrial relations systems of the United States and New Zealand: a comparison(1975) Seidman, JoelThis paper paper represents a comparative analysis of two contrasting systems of industrial relations, and provides an informed statement of American institutions and practices.