Brave New Workplace

How individual contracts are changing our jobs

David Peetz

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Allen & Unwin
01 February 2006

Trade unions; Industrial arbitration & negotiation; Australian Society

Once employees knew they'd be paid properly for working nights and overtime and couldn't be dismissed on a whim. Unions made sure of this. Now employees are being asked to do their own bargaining, one on one. Employers and government claim that this will lead to higher productivity, while unions and church groups cry foul. What is really going on?

The push for individual contracts for employees overturns a century of collective efforts to create basic rights and a 'fair go' in Australian workplaces. David Peetz peels away the layers of corporate and government doublespeak that surround this most heated issue to uncover what is really happening in relations between employers and employees. He explains who benefits from individual contracts and who doesn't, and how this will change the way we work. He locates individual workplace contracts in a wider debate about whether we are moving away from collective ideals towards individualistic values.

From offices to shops, schools, hospitals and mines, individual contracting affects every single employee in Australia. Brave New Workplace is compelling reading for anyone who wants to understand the brave new world of work.

'This is a timely and important book. The Australian Government is promoting individual contracts as the way forward for all Australian workplaces. David Peetz's research demonstrates clearly that individual contracts are the antithesis of modern, productive employment relationships.' - Greg Combet, ACTU Secretary

'David Peetz dissects the workplace world of dog eat dog with forensic skill. This book is essential, accessible reading for those who want to understand what individualism in the workplace means for workers and for Australian society.' - Associate Professor Barbara Pocock, author of The Work/Life Collision

By: David Peetz
Imprint: Allen & Unwin
Country of Publication: Australia
Dimensions: Height: 208mm, Width: 140mm, Spine: 21mm
Weight: 302g
ISBN: 9781741148657
ISBN 10: 1741148650
Pages: 272
Publication Date: 01 February 2006
Recommended Age: From
Audience: College/higher education , General/trade , Primary , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

1. Weeding out the troublemakers 2. You're all individuals? 3. Power, productivity and perks - individual contracting for the corporation 4. What are you worth? - the impacts on ordinary employees 5. War is peace - corporate strategies and human rights 6. Mobilising workers - responding to the corporate push 7. Finding the way Bibliography Endnotes