Outline the changes in the Australian labour market since 1980.

Outline the changes in the Australian labour market since 1980. What impact do you consider that these changes have had on the industrial relations system in Australia? Industrial relations can be defined as the government regulated interaction between employers and their representatives with employees and their representatives in pursuit of their respective objectives. It interacts between management and the employees. There are a variety of factors determining the objectives set by the parties in industrial relations …

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