Sydney Employment Relations Research Group
About us
Our examination of employment relations focuses on the institutions, processes and economic and social contexts that influence the relationships between workers and businesses, and the consequent outcomes.
Many of the key contemporary policy challenges in Australia and across the world are directly connected to employment relations.For instance, COVID-19 has created significant disruptions in the economy and workplaces, which has prompted governments, businesses and unions to adopt measures aimed at preventing business closures and job losses.
SERRG provides a bridge between employment relations researchers in the University of Sydney and industry stakeholders to strengthen employment relations research, policy and practice. Our members collaborate with an international community of leading researchers and institutions to promote employment relations as a field of research.
Our people
- Associate ProfessorStephen Clibborn
- Dr Frances Flanagan
- Dr Alex Veen
- Associate Professor Chris F Wright
University of Sydney Business School
- Professor Marian Baird AO
- Associate Professor Martijn Boersma
- Honorary Professor Mark Bray
- Professor John Buchanan
- Professor Rae Cooper AO
- Professor Bradon Ellem
- Dr
- ٰNatalie Galea
- Dr Jonathan Hamberger PSM
- Associate ProfessorMyra Hamilton
- Associate Professor Josh Healy
- Professor
- Associate Professor Sunghoon Kim
- Associate Professor Angela Knox
- Emeritus Professor AO
- Dr Emma Lees
- Honorary Professor Susan McGrath-Champ
- Dr Jo Orsatti
- Honorary Professor Diane van den Broek
- Dr Alex Veen
- Dr
- Dr Yu (John) Wu
Other University of Sydney faculties and schools
- Associate Professor Anna Boucher
- Associate Professor
- Professor Michele Ford
- Associate Professor
- Professor Shae McCrystal
Our research
- Employer's perspective: New understandings of employment law non-compliance, Clibborn S, Australian Research Council (ARC)/Discovery Early Career Researcher Award (DECRA)
- Buy or Build? Employer Strategies for Developing a Skilled Workforce, Wright C, Australian Research Council (ARC)/Discovery Early Career Researcher Award (DECRA)
- Marginalized workers in the Australian platform economy: The work experiences of mature ride-sharing partners and those with disabilities, Veen A, Baird M, Sydney Business School/Industry Partnership Grant
- The Future of National Work and Employment Relations Systems: An Integrative “Most Different” Analysis of Australia and Denmark, Baird M, Andersen S, Wright C, Lansbury R, University of Copenhagen/University of Sydney Partnership Collaboration Award
Our reports
- Submission to the Senate Education and Employment Legislation Committee Inquiry Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Closing Loopholes) Bill 2023 Download the report (PDF, 193KB)
- Submission to the Department of Home Affairs Review: A Migration System for Australia’s Future. Download the report (PDF, 297.8KB)
- Bargaining for skills: Strengthening coordination of immigration, training and industrial relations in the vocational trades. Download the report (PDF, 450.2KB)
Our publications
Belardi, S., Knox, A., Wright, C. (2022). .Economic and Industrial Democracy, Published online: 2 December 2021.
Clibborn, S., Wright, C. (2022). .Australian Economic Review, 55(2), 254-262.
Flanagan, F. (2022). .Journal of Industrial Relations, Published online: 19 January 2022.
Howe, J., Shi, E., Clibborn, S. (2022). Fruit Picking in Fear: An Examination of Sexual Harassment on Australian Farms.Melbourne University Law Review, 45(3).
Veen, A., Bartram, T., Cooke, F. (2022). .Journal of Health Organization and Management, 36(1), 38-50.
Wright, C. (2022). .Labour and Industry, Published online: 9 March 2022.
Wright, C., Groutsis, D., Kaabel, A. (2022). .Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, Published online: 14 March 2022.
Bamber, G., Cooke, F., Doellgast, V., Wright, C. (2021).. London, United Kingdom: Sage Publications.
Belardi, S., Knox, A., Wright, C. (2021). .Journal of Industrial Relations, 63(1), 3-26.
Clibborn, S. (2021). .Journal of Industrial Relations, 63(3), 291-302.
Clibborn, S. (2021). .Economic and Industrial Democracy, 42(2), 336-354.
Clibborn, S., Cooper, R., Veen, A., Wright, C. (2021). .Journal of Industrial Relations, 63(5), 651-653.
Clibborn, S., Cooper, R., Veen, A., Wright, C. (2021). .Journal of Industrial Relations, 63(5), 654-656.
Doellgast, V., Wright, C., Cooke, F., Bamber, G. (2021). Conclusions: Globalisation, crises and institutional responses. In G.J. Bamber, F.L. Cooke, V. Doellgast, C.F. Wright (Eds.),International and Comparative Employment Relations: Global Crises and Institutional Responses, (pp. 363-388). London, United Kingdom: Sage Publications.
Ellem, B., Baird, M., Clibborn, S., Cooper, R., Veen, A., Wright, C. (2021). .Journal of Industrial Relations, 63(5), 657-660.
Flanagan, F., Walker, M. (2021). .New Technology Work and Employment, 36(2), 159-176.
Flanagan, F., Huf, B. (2021). .Labour History, 121(1), 195-217.
Markey, R., McIvor, J., O'Brien, M., Wright, C. (2021). .Australian Journal of Management, 46(2), 248-271.
Smith, B., Goods, C., Barratt, T., Veen, A. (2021). .Journal of Choice Modelling, 38, 100254.
Van Den Broek, D., Wright, C., Howe, J., Reilly, A. (2021). .Economic and Industrial Democracy, 42(4), 1305-1325.
Veen, A., McGrath-Champ, S. (2021). . In D. Belman, J. Druker, G. White (Eds.),Work and Labor Relations in the Construction Industry: An International Perspective, (pp. 34-56). Abingdon: Routledge.
Wright, C., Bamber, G., Doellgast, V., Cooke, F. (2021). Introduction: Internationally comparative approaches to studying employment relations. In G.J. Bamber, F.L. Cooke, V. Doellgast, C.F. Wright (Eds.),International and Comparative Employment Relations: Global Crises and Institutional Responses, (pp. 1-28). London, United Kingdom: Sage Publications
Wright, C., Constantin, V. (2021). .Australian Journal of Management, 46(1), 151-173.
Wright, C., Kaine, S. (2021). Employment relations in Australia. In G.J. Bamber, F.L. Cooke, V. Doellgast, C.F. Wright (Eds.),International and Comparative Employment Relations: Global Crises and Institutional Responses, (pp. 105-130). London, United Kingdom: Sage Publications.
Wright, C., Knox, A., Constantin, V. (2021). .Economic and Industrial Democracy, 42(4), 937-959.
Wright, C., McLaughlin, C. (2021). .Industrial Relations, 60(3), 338-369.
Clibborn, S.(2020). .Journal of Industrial Relations.
Ellem, B., Goods, C., Todd, P. (2020). .British Journal of Industrial Relations.
Ellem, B., Sandstrom, J., Persson, C. (2020). .
Foley, M., Oxenbridge, S., Cooper, R., Baird, M. (2020). .Gender, Work and Organization.
Lansbury, R., Johnson, A., Van Den Broek, D. (2020).. London, United Kingdom: Routledge.
Nankervis, A., Baird, M., Coffey, J., Shields, J. (2020).. Melbourne, Australia: Cengage Learning Australia.
Patmore, G., Westcott, M. (2020). .Accounting History Review, 30(1), 1-6.
Todd, P., Ellem, B., Goods, C., Rainnie, A., Smith, L. (2020). .Economic and Industrial Democracy.
Van Den Broek, D., Groutsis, D. (2020).Women, Work and Migration. Abingdon, United Kingdom: Routledge.
Van Den Broek, D., Wright, C., Howe, J., Reilly, A. (2020). .Economic and Industrial Democracy.
Veen, A., Barratt, T., Goods, C. (2020). .Work, Employment and Society.
Wright, C., Clibborn, S. (2020). .Economic and Labour Relations Review, 31(1), 34-58.
Wright, C., Constantin, V. (2020). .Australian Journal of Management.
Wright, C., Knox, A., Constantin, V. (2020). .Economic and Industrial Democracy.
Baird, M. (2019). Negotiation Journal, 35(1), 191-193.
Baird, M., Ellem, B., Clibborn, S., Cooper, R., Wright, C., Veen, A. (2019). .Journal of Industrial Relations, 61(1), 4-10.
Baird, M., Hill, E., Gulesserian, L. (2019). .East Asia Forum: Economics, Politics and Public Policy in East Asia and the Pacific.
Barratt, T., Ellem, B. (2019). .Regional Studies, 53(11), 1555-1564.
Clibborn, S. (2019). .Journal of Industrial Relations, 61(3), 318-325.
Clibborn, S. (2019). .UNSW Law Journal, 42(1), 242-267.
Cooke, F., Wood, G., Wang, M., Veen, A. (2019). .Human Resource Management Review, 29(1), 59-75.
Fee, A., McGrath-Champ, S., Berti, M. (2019). .International Journal of Human Resource Management, 30(11), 1709-1736.
Fitzgerald, S., McGrath-Champ, S., Stacey, M., Wilson, R., Gavin, M. (2019). .Journal of Industrial Relations, 61(5), 613-636.
Goods, C., Veen, A., Barratt, T. (2019). .Journal of Industrial Relations, 61(4), 502-527.
Hill, E., Baird, M., Ford, M. (2019). .East Asia Forum Quarterly, 11(1), 8-9.
Hill, E., Baird, M., Vromen, A., Cooper, R., Meers, Z., Probyn, E. (2019). .Journal of Sociology, 55(4), 778-798.
Howe, J., Reilly, A., Wright, C., Van Den Broek, D., Clibborn, S. (2019). A Critical Examination of the Relationship between Labour Hire Intermediaries and Growers in the Australian Horticulture Industry.Australian Journal of Labour Law, 32(1), 83-102.
McGrath-Champ, S., Stacey, M., Wilson, R., Fitzgerald, S., Rainnie, A., Parding, K. (2019). .Educational Management Administration & Leadership, 47(4), 590-605.
Markey, R., McIvor, J., O'Brien, M., Wright, C. (2019). .Industrial Relations Journal, 50(1), 57-83.[More Information]
Schuessler, E., Frenkel, S., Wright, C. (2019). .Industrial and Labor Relations Review, 72(3), 552-579.
Temple, J., Dow, B., Baird, M. (2019). .Australian Population Studies, 3(1), 13-29.
Wright, C., Clibborn, S. (2019). .Journal of Industrial Relations, 61(2), 157-175.
Wright, C., Wood, A., Trevor, J., McLaughlin, C., Huang, W., Harney, B., Geelan, T., Colfer, B., Chang, C., Brown, W. (2019). .Employee Relations: the international journal, 41(2), 313-330.
Workshops and events
- - joint seminar with the Body, Heart and Mind in Business Research Group - 27 November, 11:00 - 12:00
- Rethinking the state, capitalism and industrial relations in Australia - workshop, date TBC
- Is Australia's superannuation system working for workers and employers?-workshop, date TBC
- - 16 November 2024 via Zoom
- - 3 June 2021 10:00 am via Zoom
- -27 November 2020.
This webinar is hosted by the University of Sydney Business School’sSydney Employment Relations Research Group (SERRG)and theMigrants@Work Research Group. - - 6 October 2020 - 10:00am - 12:00pm. Zoom Webinar
- - Zoom webinar was held on 25 June 2020
- Wage Theft and Non-Compliance in the Australian Labour Market: What Should Be Done?-workshop held on 16 August 2019
- The Nordic Model of Employment Relations Policy: Can it help to Solve Australia’s Labour Market Challenges?-workshop held on 9 December 2019
Videos
- - on Vimeo. This webinar examineshow trade unions and worker organisations in various Asian countries have responded to various challenges.
- . Emeritus Professor Russell Lansbury AO, speaks in memory of Emeritus Professor Joseph Ezra (Joe) Isaac AO.
- . Fair Work Commission lecture by Emeritus Professor Russell Lansbury.