Worker participation in occupational health and safety as employee voice: rhetoric or reality?

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    Abstract

    ![CDATA[In the past employee voice was largely restricted to trade union involvement in the workplace. The difference between union voice and employee voice was emphasised with the adoption of Robens-style health and safety legislation in the 1980s by requiring direct worker participation in OHS matters through consultation, health and safety representatives and committees. By examining arguments in submissions to the National Review of health and safety regulation in Australia, this paper assesses the extent to which worker participation in safety matters is in reality an employee voice mechanism. While there is evidence that is could be, the majority employer submissions reveal worker participation is of rhetorical status only due to the precedence given to the defence of managerial prerogatives.]]
    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationWork in Progress: Crises, Choices and Continuity: Proceedings of the 24th AIRAANZ Conference, held in Sydney, Australia, 3-5 Feb. 2010
    PublisherCollege of Business, University of Western Sydney
    Pages1-10
    Number of pages10
    ISBN (Print)9780980608526
    Publication statusPublished - 2010
    EventAssociation of Industrial Relations Academics of Australia and New Zealand. Conference -
    Duration: 1 Jan 2010 → …

    Conference

    ConferenceAssociation of Industrial Relations Academics of Australia and New Zealand. Conference
    Period1/01/10 → …

    Keywords

    • occupational health and safety
    • employee participation

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