This article introduces the Journal of Industrial Relations’ Annual Review of Industrial Relations in 2019. It provides an overview of the six Annual Review articles, an international review and a practitioner review. Wage theft and other forms of employer non-compliance with minimum wage laws evolved into a major issue in 2019, with household brands bringing it to media prominence and state and Commonwealth governments exploring criminal sanctions for employers. For these reasons, this article focuses on wage theft and other employer non-compliance, interrogating in particular the Commonwealth government’s response.
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The Australian labour market in 2019. Journal of Industrial Relations62(3): 341–364.
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Testing an expected utility model of corporate deterrence. Law and Society Review25(1): 7–40.
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Unions and collective bargaining in Australia in 2019. Journal of Industrial Relations62(3): 380–402.
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Clibborn S (2019a) Australian industrial relations in 2018: Inequality, policy stagnation and a brewing storm. Journal of Industrial Relations 61(3): 318--325.
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Employer theft of temporary migrant workers’ wages in Australia: Why has the state failed to act?Economics and Labour Relations Review29(2): 207–227.
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Time and money under workchoices: Understanding the new workplace relations act as a scheme of regulation. UNSW Law Journal29(1): 215–241.
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Women, work and industrial relations in Australia in 2019. Journal of Industrial Relations62(3): 365–379.
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International organisations and the future of work: How new technologies and inequality shaped the narratives in 2019. Journal of Industrial Relations62(3): 477–507.
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Reviving Australia’s system of enterprise bargaining. Journal of Industrial Relations62(3): 461–476.
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Creating ripples, making waves? Assessing the general deterrence effects of enforcement activities of the Fair Work Ombudsman. Sydney Law Review39(4): 471–500.
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Deterrence and the impact of calculative thinking on business compliance with competition and consumer regulation.The Antitrust Bulletin56(2): 377–426.
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Industrial legislation in Australia in 2019. Journal of Industrial Relations62(3): 425–445.
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Employers and employer association matters in Australia in 2019. Journal of Industrial Relations62(3): 403–424.
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Motivation for compliance with environmental regulations. Journal of Policy Analysis and Management20(4): 675–698.
