The Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry
In response to the election of the Australian Labor Party (Labor) to the Federal Government, the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACI) congratulated Labor and took a pluralist stance by stating: “ACCI will seek to be an active participant in Labor’s proposed employment summit.
Bringing unions and employer groups together in a collaborative manner will be an important
opportunity to reform our ailing enterprise bargaining system, bolstering productivity and driving
higher wages growth”.
Identify and discuss likely points of disagreement that might impede achieving collaboration on
reforms to the industrial relations system at the proposed employment summit. In your discussion,
use Boxall and Purcell’s four goals of human resource management (HM) to characterize why
employers may advocate different reforms from Labor and unions.