Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP140100902

Funding Activity

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http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP140100902

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Protected Action Ballots and Protected Industrial Action under the Fair Work Act: The Impact of Ballot Procedures on Enterprise Bargaining Processes. Under the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth), lawful industrial action may be taken by employees in support of collective bargaining, provided that they have first authorised the action in a secret ballot. This research project explores the effect of the statutory process by which a bargaining representative of such employees seeks permission from the Fair Work Commission to conduct a ballot. It will examine the impact of the ballot requirement and statutory process on decision-making by bargaining representatives and subsequent employee access to industrial action in order to understand the effect of the regulatory scheme on enterprise bargaining behaviour. It is the first empirical study of strike ballots, analysing an important public policy area.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 28-03-2014

End Date: 28-02-2018

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $318,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Labour Law | Industrial Relations | Law |

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Legal Processes

Other Keywords

Industrial Relations | Labour Law | Law | Legal Processes

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