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Journal of Industrial Relations (A Sage journal)

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The Journal of Industrial Relations (#JIR) Editors-in-Chief Prof. Lucy Taksa and Prof Amanda Pyman are delighted to introduce the 2025 Annual Review of Critical Developments in Industrial Relations journals.sagepub.com/toc/JIR/0/0

#industrialrelations #AIinworkplace

November 20, 2025 at 5:02 PM

Journal of Industrial Relations (A Sage journal)

@jirjournal.bsky.social

👉 What happens when workplaces harm our mental and emotional health?
Watch the presentation youtu.be/hcUD3rIWOTQ

📣 Special Issue Launch
Psychosocial Workplace Hazards
📘 Read the full issue: journals.sagepub.com/home/JIR

#IndustrialRelations #WorkHealthAndSafety

👉 What happens when workplaces harm our mental and emotional health?

🧠 What are psychosocial workplace hazards—and why should we care?A powerful new special issue in the Journal of Industrial Relations brings together researc...

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June 10, 2025 at 10:02 AM

Simon Ives

@simonives.bsky.social

This decision in the Queensland Industrial Relations Commission is an interesting read, & will be of academic interest to those who predominantly work in the federal jurisdiction as the IR frameworks are quite different.

#IndustrialRelations #HumanResources

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https://archive.sclqld.org.au/qjudgment/2025/QIRC25-065.pdf

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March 24, 2025 at 6:00 AM

Adam North

@adamnorthworld.bsky.social

@peterduttonmpposts.bsky.social I vote for you if make anyone standing all day @ work illegal, make holiday leave loading mandatory for everyone. Make all breaks payable for everyone. Make penalty rates payable on holiday leave, and any other leave for everyone #industrialrelations

March 28, 2025 at 4:30 AM

Kontak Recruitment

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HR Officer (JB5635)
Umhlanga, KZN
R600 000 to R700 000 Annually CTC

#IndustrialRelations #SAGE300People #PerformanceManagement #TalentManagement #EmployeeRelations #EmploymentEquity #PayrollAdministration #TrainingAndDevelopment #JobGrading

Apply: bit.ly/HROfficerJB5...

HR Officer (JB5635) at Kontak Recruitment in Umhlanga, KZN

September 16, 2025 at 8:16 AM

Bipolar Awareness ~ Stop the Stigma

@stopthestigma.bsky.social

The Pay Negotiations You Haven’t Heard About (Yet) @SimonKatterl #Healthcare #HealthServicesUnion #NSWGovernment #PeerWorkers #IndustrialRelations

The Pay Negotiations You Haven’t Heard About (Yet)

Everyone has heard about the ongoing industrial dispute between medical professionals and the NSW government. But I have been watching closely the development of negotiations between the Health Services Union and the NSW Government on the broader Allied…

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March 10, 2025 at 2:33 PM

DBT Answers

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A question on #PublicSector #IndustrialRelations tabled by Lord Spellar on 21-01-2025 has been answered by Baroness Jones of Whitchurch. https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-01-21/HL4273

February 4, 2025 at 5:30 PM

The Oxford Centre for Life-Writing

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✒️Last chance to join our Michaelmas Research Network Event!✒️
Tomorrow, 13 Nov, 14:00-15:30, join the brilliant Prof Peter Ackers and Dr Paola Zichi—this is one not to miss!
Register here: https://shorturl.at/mkaGR #LifeWriting #IndustrialRelations #AcademicTwitter

April 17, 2025 at 9:37 PM

Journal of Industrial Relations (A Sage journal)

@jirjournal.bsky.social

Robert Bruno, 𝑊ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑤𝑜𝑟𝑘 𝑖𝑠 -
reviewed by Jean-Philippe Deranty
https://buff.ly/42UjD3B

#IndustrialRelations #JIR #bookreview

February 26, 2025 at 11:00 AM

Simon Ives

@simonives.bsky.social

This recent judgement in the Supreme Court of QLD will be of interest to those tracking the Non-Compete Clause discussion in the federal election.

#EmployeeRelations #IndustrialRelations

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https://archive.sclqld.org.au/qjudgment/2025/QSC25-071.pdf

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April 14, 2025 at 6:00 AM

ILR Review

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Read this groundbreaking article by Tamara Lee @rutgersuniversity.bsky.social and Maite Tapia
@michiganstateu.bsky.social that argues why #critical #industrialrelations #research will usher in counter-narratives to explain the nature of contemporary #labor contestations.
doi.org/10.1177/0019...

March 11, 2025 at 10:25 PM

DfT Answers

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A question on #DftOperator #IndustrialRelations tabled by Laurence Turner on 02-09-2025 has been answered by Simon Lightwood. https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-09-02/74376

September 8, 2025 at 12:02 PM

LISER's Labour Market department

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👋Greetings from Dublin! Researchers Adrien Thomas & Franz Clément attended the annual meeting of the Network of Eurofound Correspondents April 9-11.

They exchanged w/ other national experts & @eurofound.europa.eu staff on current challenges in the fields of #workingconditions & #industrialrelations

April 11, 2025 at 1:33 PM

Journal of Industrial Relations (A Sage journal)

@jirjournal.bsky.social

LERA 77th Conference ‼️
🗓️ June 12–15, 2025 (Thurs–Sun)
📍 Westin Seattle, Seattle, WA

Program is now live: leraoffice.org/php/program.php
🎟️ Early-bird registration deadline: March 25, 2025, register by May 30, 2025

#LERA2025 #FutureOfWork #IndustrialRelations #EmploymentRelations

April 21, 2025 at 10:02 AM

Journal of Industrial Relations (A Sage journal)

@jirjournal.bsky.social

What is working-class power?
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Watch Masoud Movahed to know more - “Working-class structural power, associational power, and income inequality”
#industrialrelations
doi.org/10.1177/0022...
📽️ youtu.be/IXdcuV4ol1Q
@labornotes.bsky.social @etuc-ces.bsky.social @tuc.org.uk @lawcha.bsky.social

October 30, 2025 at 11:03 AM

ILR Review

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What explains insourcing? Mathieu Dupuis and Ian Greer
show how local unions in the auto industry shape purchasing, manufacturing, and engineering functions by working above the plant level and influencing corporate decision making. #ilrr #industrialrelations
doi.org/10.1177/0019...

November 11, 2024 at 10:51 PM

Journal of Industrial Relations (A Sage journal)

@jirjournal.bsky.social

Could welfare improve not just workers’ lives, but productivity too?
Read Debasree Dhar's doi.org/10.1177/0022...

#IndustrialRelations #JIR2025 #CoalMines #LaborHistory #IndianHistory #WorkplaceEquity #PublicHealth #IndustrialRelations @lawcha.bsky.social‬ @employmentblawg.bsky.social‬

July 9, 2025 at 10:02 AM

Journal of Industrial Relations (A Sage journal)

@jirjournal.bsky.social

🎥 Just released: Video interview with Joseph Catanzariti AM, reflecting on 11 years as Vice President of Australia’s Fair Work Commission.
Read the article ➡️ doi.org/10.1177/0022...
Watch the video 🎬 youtu.be/swEMMOxJrho?...
#FairWork #IndustrialRelations #Australia

Reflections from the Bench: Joseph Catanzariti on the Fair Work Commission

Joseph Catanzariti AM, former Vice President of Australia’s Fair Work Commission (2013–2024), shares insights from over a decade shaping industrial relations...

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May 14, 2025 at 10:02 AM

Journal of Industrial Relations (A Sage journal)

@jirjournal.bsky.social

Last week, our Co-Editor-in-Chief, Prof Lucy Taksa, represented the #JIR at the 2025 #ALERA Conference in Brisbane, where she chaired a panel addressing the question:

Will workplace relations become artificially intelligent?

#industrialrelations #AI #employmentrelations #conference #ALERA2025

October 17, 2025 at 5:06 PM

Journal of Industrial Relations (A Sage journal)

@jirjournal.bsky.social

🧠⚖️ Psychosocial hazards are not just a health issue—they’re a matter of power, regulation, and justice at work. 🏛️📢💼

doi.org/10.1177/0022...
Alexis Vassiley, Tom Barratt, Kantha Dayaram and John Burgess
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