* The history of union movement; a brief overview if the union and its movements including how unions came about, their influence on employees, employers and the government and their major achievements and purpose

* History of legislation, a brief overview of industrial relations in Australia over the last decade, how industrial relations has changed and what formalise these changes. Background and changes of the federal industrial relations Legislation.

* Current legislation, a brief overview of the 1999 Queensland Industrial Relations Legislation, objectives of legislation and what it covers - agreements, awards, unfair dismissal, right of entry, freedom association, QIRC.

* Effects of legislation on employees, Effects of legislation on employers, Effects of legislation on unions, a detailed analysis of how the employees, employers and unions have been affected by the legislation changes over the last decade.

The aim of this report is to investigate and understand the changes to industrial relations legislation over the last decade.

The purpose of this report is to discover what affects

The introduction of workplace agreement such as 'Certified Agreements' and 'Queensland Workplace Agreement' was an attempt to reduce industrial disagreement of this kind. Industrial action taken while a Certified Agreement or Queensland Workplace Agreement was in force was not legal and was therefore subject to orders of the QIRC.

Effects of Legislation Changes on Unions

In the years of 1788 to 1849 New South Wales was settled as a convict colony by England on 26th January 1788. Most of the first settlers (the convicts) deserved to be titled 'workers', and the conflicts were the lead up to the creation of trade unions in Australia.

* Specified that the union representative must provide at least 48 hours notice before entering the workplace.

* Pay loading for evenings, nights and weekends

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Approximate Word count = 2568
Approximate Pages = 10 (250 words per page double spaced)