abstract: 'This article argues that the policy framework governing work and

  industrial relations in Australia and other liberal market economies is

  stuck in an outdated paradigm fixated on solving problems of labour that

  have diminished or no longer exist, such as excessive union power and

  overt forms of industrial conflict. This policy framework is poorly

  equipped for addressing increasingly urgent problems for labour, such as

  growing inequality and workforce insecurity. Drawing upon neo-pluralist

  ideas and the findings emerging from industrial relations research, the

  article presents recommendations for what a new industrial relations

  policy framework would look like. It advocates for the adoption of a

  neo-pluralist policy paradigm focused on the creation of quality

  employment, worker wellbeing, redistribution in bargaining and wage

  determination, fairer labour immigration policies, stronger protections

  against gender-based inequalities, and increased job security.'
affiliation: 'Wright, CF (Corresponding Author), Univ Sydney, Business Sch, Discipline
  Work \& Org Studies, Sydney, NSW, Australia.

  Wright, Chris F., Univ Sydney, Business Sch, Discipline Work \& Org Studies, Sydney,
  NSW, Australia.'
author: Wright, Chris F.
author-email: chris.f.wright@sydney.edu
author_list:
- family: Wright
  given: Chris F.
da: '2023-09-28'
doi: 10.1080/10301763.2022.2051230
earlyaccessdate: MAR 2022
eissn: 2325-5676
files: []
issn: 1030-1763
journal: LABOUR AND INDUSTRY
keywords: 'Industrial relations; public policy; pluralism; Australia; liberal

  market economies; labour markets'
keywords-plus: AUSTRALIA; GENDER; CRITIQUE; STATE; POWER
language: English
month: JAN 2
number: 1, SI
number-of-cited-references: '68'
orcid-numbers: Wright, Chris F/0000-0003-0984-6208
pages: 11-21
papis_id: 6a098603b1ad3a67697829b946996a52
ref: Wright2023addressingproblems
researcherid-numbers: Wright, Chris F/I-6873-2016
times-cited: '2'
title: 'Addressing problems for labour not problems of labour: the need for a paradigm
  shift in work and industrial relations policy'
type: article
unique-id: WOS:000770376600001
usage-count-last-180-days: '1'
usage-count-since-2013: '2'
volume: '33'
web-of-science-categories: Industrial Relations \& Labor
year: '2023'