John Sosso details his involvement with drafting the Public Service Act. He highlights the tension between the Department of Industrial Relations and the Office of the Public Service.
Tom Barton discusses his time as Minister for Employment, Training and Industrial Relations in the context of his experience as a trade unionist, and the need to have a thick skin as a politician.
Peter Henneken outlines his shift to become the Deputy Director General of the Industrial Relations and Training portfolio under the Beattie Government.
Peter Henneken discusses his relationship with the Goss Government industrial relations ministers. He notes that Warburton focused on industrial relations and implementing a system of conciliation and arbitration; and Foley was interested in industrial relations and focused on training.
Peter Henneken recalls his role in the 1990s. He discusses industrial relations and the development of the traineeship program. He notes the benefits and drawbacks of the accord and post-accord industrial relations policy. He also discusses wages bargaining in the public service.
Brian Head describes his reluctant decision to leave the Cabinet Office to head up the Public Sector Management Commission in 1994 and the work of the commission, including strategic human relations and industrial relations.
