Explores workplace relations in the twenty-first century and examines the Global Financial Crisis and the Fair Work Act 2009.

1. Globalization, economic policy and the labor market Julian Teicher and Dick Bryan; 2. The Australian employment model in an international context Richard Gough; 3. Australian trade unions and international labor movements Marjorie Jerrard and Stephane Le Queux; 4. International employment regulation and labor rights Anne O'Rourke; 5. Australian employment regulation Marilyn Pittard; 6. The changing role of human resources management in the employment relationship Cathy Sheehan, Helen De Cieri and Peter Holland; 7. The dynamics of employee voice in Australia Amanda Pyman, Peter Holland, Julian Teicher and Brian Cooper; 8. Changing patterns of workplace conflict and dispute resolution Bernadine Van Gramberg; 9. Monitoring and surveillance in the employment relationship: the new frontier Peter Holland and Anne O'Rourke; 10. Diversity and disadvantaged workers Santina Bertone and Devaki Monani; 11. The challenge to workplace health and safety and the changing nature of work and the working environment Elsa Underhill; 12. From reactive flexibility to strategic flexibility in retail and hospitality George Lafferty; 13. Restructuring Victorian public hospitals and the implications for work and work organization Richard Gough and Pat Brewer; 14. Global supply chains and workforce flexibility in automotive components Malcolm Macintosh; 15. The Australian public service ¿ the challenges ahead Bernadine Van Gramberg, Julian Teicher and Brad Nash.