Employer Body entry Victorian Employers Union (1885 - 1901)
Chart 5: State and Territory Employers' Federations and Chambers of Commerce and Manufactures
Details
- From
- 1885
Victoria - To
- 1901
- Functions
- Employer (Peak Body)
- Reference No
- Unregistered
Summary
Established in 1885 as the Victorian Employers' Union, the Victorian Employers' Federation began operations in 1901, representing employers on issues of industrial and labour relations, government policy, management and business education. In 1991 it amalgamated with the State Chamber of Commerce & Industry (Victoria) to form the Victorian Employers' Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
Related entries
Timeline
1885 - 1901 Victorian Employers Union
1901 - 1991 Victorian Employers Federation
1991 - Victorian Employers Chamber of Commerce & Industry
Archival resources
Flinders University, University Library
- National Institute of Labour Studies Collection - Minutes of the Victorian Employers' Federation, 1885 - 1945, http://www.lib.flinders.edu.au/resources/collection/special/nils/index.html; Flinders University, University Library. Details
The Noel Butlin Archives Centre, ANU Archives Program
Published resources
Journal Articles
- Chan, K., 'Origins of Compulsion in Australia: case of Victoria, 1888-1894', Journal of Industrial Relations, vol. 13, no. 2, 1971, pp. 155-163. Details
- Matthews, T.V., 'Business Associations and the State, 1850-1979', State and Economy in Australia, 1983, pp. 115-149. Details
- Parsons, T.G., 'Outline of Employer Organisation in the Victorian Manufacturing Industries 1879-1890', Journal of Industrial Relations, vol. 14, no. 1, 1972, pp. 23-38. Details
- Plowman, David, 'Role of Employer Associations', Austalian Labour Relations: Readings, vol. 4, 1987, pp. 229-248. Details
Online Resources
- 'Chart 5: State and Territory Employers' Federations and Chambers of Commerce and Manufactures', in Parties to the Award, 2002, http://www.atua.org.au/ptta/025.html. Details
See also
- Macarthy, P.G., 'Victorian Wages Boards: Their Origins and the Doctrine of the Living Wage', Journal of Industrial Relations, vol. 10, no. 2, 1968, pp. 116-134. Details
Digital resources
- Title
- Chart 5: State and Territory Employers' Federations and Chambers of Commerce and Manufactures
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Bruce A. Smith
Created: 20 April 2001, Last modified: 6 August 2010