In response to the global recession, many multinational companies (MNCs) in the auto industry adjusted labour levels in their plants around the world. This paper examines the responses of Ford, GM, and Bosch in relation to plants in their home countries and in their subsidiary companies in...

Following the Fair Work Commission Full Bench’s decision in Re Aurizon Operations Ltd there was a rise in applications to terminate nominally expired enterprise agreements under s.225 of the Fair Work Act. This led some to claim that the Aurizon decision precipitated an increase in managerial...