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The Australian Hospitality Industry's Response to Formalised Enterprise and Individual Bargaining Prior to the Rudd Government

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 February 2012

Jeremy Buultjens  and
Grant Cairncross
Jeremy Buultjens*
Affiliation:
Southern Cross University, Australia. [email protected]
Grant Cairncross
Affiliation:
Southern Cross University, Australia.
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*Jeremy Buultjens, School of Commerce and Management, Southern Cross University, Military Road, East Lismore NSW 2480, Australia.
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Abstract

Formalised enterprise bargaining has been part of the industrial relations framework in Australia since 1991 while formalised individual bargaining was introduced in 1996. Since their introduction formalised collective and individual bargaining have been adopted enthusiastically in some industry sectors; however, the Australian hospitality sector has been unenthusiastic about formalised bargaining. The sector has continued to rely on awards. This paper analyses this unenthusiastic response and concludes that for many small and medium hospitality employers awards provide flexibility, particularly in relation to numerically flexible work arrangements. Additionally, it appears that award wages are not above market wages; employers believe there are considerable complexities associated with formalised bargaining and also they have been concerned by the degree of employee resistance to these agreements.

Keywords

enterprise bargainingemployment relationstourism and hospitalityAustralia
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Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Management , Volume 16 , Issue 1 , 01 January 2009 , pp. 45 - 54
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2009

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