Part one of term paper
Industrial relations in Australia is undergoing considerable change. The counterpart organisations to unions for employees are, of course, s. This paper argue that s exist to provide to employers, services to enable them to cope with the demands of unions and the complexities of employing staff in terms of wages to be paid and other legal obl ...

Part two of term paper
... either be reactive or proactive. 'However, s have a wide range of functions, covering both trade and industrial matters such as information, publicity, promotion, finance, education and research, trade regulations and political lobbying' (Deery and Plowman, 1985:182-3). s deal with industrial relations issues affecting their members. A distinction can, in practice, be made between employer organisations and s. Not all employer organisations are concerned with industrial relations issues. Those whic ...