Industrial law regulates the relations between employers and employees and their representative organisations. It concerns the prevention and 
settlement of industrial disputes by conciliation and arbitration, or by agreement, or proscription.
Employment law is the area of law concerned with the relationship between the employer and the individual employee. It differs from industrial law. Employment law regulates the formation, performance and termination of a contract of employment as the basis of the employment relationship.
Labour law is the legal regulation of the relationship between workers and employers. The term includes the law of employment, industrial law, laws prohibiting discrimination in employment, occupational health and safety law, and workers' compensation law.
(adapted from the Encyclopaedic Australian Legal Dictionary)
Start finding out more about Employment Law using LexisNexis Practical Guidance - Employment
Start finding out more about Work Health and Safety Law using LexisNexis Practical Guidance - Work Health and Safety
Research at Monash
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Resources
Macken's law of employment by Publication Date: 9th ed, 2022
- Halsbury's Laws of AustraliaTitle 165 - Employment; Title 230 - Industrial law; Title 450 Workers compensation
- Laws of AustraliaTitle 26 - Labour law
- CCH iKnowConnectNavigate to 'Your practice areas' and select 'Employment law' to view relevant commentary, including Employment Relationships and Workers Compensation.
Remember to also check the Law databases
- CCH iKnowConnect - Employment LawNavigate to 'Your practice areas' and select 'Employment law' to view relevant Australian commentary, case law and legislation.
- IREL : Australian industrial relations databaseJournal articles. IREL is no longer updated but remains available on Informit as an archive database.
- NATLEXDatabase of national labour, social security and related human rights legislation maintained by the ILO's International Labour Standards Department
- WORKLITJournal articles. WORKLIT is no longer updated but remains available on Informit as an archive database.
- Australian Employment Legislation: CCH iKnowConnectNavigate to 'Your practice areas' and select 'Employment law' to view relevant legislation.
- LawlexBrowse legislation under topic: Employment and Industrial Law
High Court judgment - Comcare v PVYW [2013] HCA 41 (30 October 2013)
Industrial law (Cth) – Workers' compensation – Employee injured during overnight stay at motel booked by employer – Employee injured whilst engaged in activity – Employee claimed compensation for injuries under Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988 (Cth) – Whether employee's injuries arose in course of employment – Whether employee's injuries sustained during interval or interlude within overall period of work.
- Fair Work Australia 2009-2012 (AustLII)From 2013, see Fair Work Commission
- Fair Work CommissionThe Fair Work Commission is the national workplace relations tribunal. From 28 August 2013, use Find Decisions and Orders. For decisions issued prior to 1 July 2013, go to Archived Decisions and Orders.
Previously Fair Work Australia. - Fair Work Commission 2013- (AustLII)See also the FWC website.
- Equal Remuneration Case 2010-201216 May 2011 - Australian Municipal, Administrative, Clerical and Services Union and others
- Equal Remuneration Case 2013October 2013 - United Voice and the Australian Education Union (Victorian Branch)
- Equal Remuneration: Major CasesOther major cases that have been completed by the Commission can be found here.
- Workplace Bullying "We just want it to stop": Inquiry into Workplace BullyingHouse Standing Committee on Education and Employment report, November 2012
- Striking a Balance: The Need for Further Reform of the Law Relating to Industrial ActionParliamentary Library Research Paper, 2008
- Fair Work Commission - YouTube channelVideos of lectures and other events hosted by the Commission
- 2016 Mock unfair dismissal hearingThis mock unfair dismissal hearing was held in May 2016 in Melbourne. It is part of the Fair Work Commission's Workplace Relations Education Series.
Legislative History
- The Legislative History of Labour Law in AustraliaExtensive research presented in an open access timeline showing the legislative amendments from 1945 to 2005. (Produced by the Melbourne Law School Academic Research Service)