Synopsis "Industrial Relations Made Practical Volume Three"
Industrial Relations Made Practical - Volume ThreeMaster the advanced principles of workplace discipline, evidential analysis, trade-union representation and Industrial Court advocacy.Volume Three is designed for readers who must investigate difficult employment disputes, evaluate competing versions of events and present convincing cases. It examines the substantive and procedural rules governing dismissal, bilateral enquiries, natural justice, maternity protection, discrimination, victimization, sexual harassment, absenteeism, insubordination, misconduct, job abandonment and breaches of mutual trust and confidence.The volume also addresses complex institutional and collective issues, including bargaining status, union recognition, industrial relations offences, fixed-term contracts, strikes and lockouts, worker classification, trade-union structures, Regional Health Authorities and local-government employment. Its advocacy chapters provide practical guidance on admissible evidence, burden and standards of proof, cross-examination, re-examination and persuasive closing submissions. Readers learn how to identify weaknesses in testimony, organize evidence, challenge unreliable allegations and build a coherent theory of the case.Further chapters examine the protection of trade-union officers, statutory immunity, Equal Opportunity proceedings and unlawful workplace discrimination. Volume Three is especially useful for industrial relations officers, trade-union advocates, human- resource professionals, attorneys, managers, students and workplace investigators.By combining legal principles with practical strategy, this volume helps readers move confidently from grievance investigation to courtroom presentation-and from knowing the law to applying it persuasively, ethically and effectively.
