PART 1 General Introduction. A The Framework 1 Introduction to Employment Relations 2 The State 3 Managers and Employers 4 Employees and their Organisations 5 The Objectives of the Parties B Interactions 6 Interpretation Skill 7 Bargaining 8 Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration 9 Discipline and Dismissals 10 Industrial Conflict C Issues 11 Wages 12 Equal Employment Opportunities 13 Participation 14 Labour Market Flexibility 15 The Future PART 2 The New Zealand System 16 Introduction 17 Arbitration Era 18 Collective Bargaining Era 19 Laissez-Faire Era Appendix References Table of Cases Index