Employment relation is the interaction between any of the actors. Employment relation is comprised of three major actors, employees/unions, management/employers and the state. They all have different roles to affect in the employment relations. This essay attempts to examine that the role of all actors and it focuses on the state as the most significant than the role of other actors due to the sate has more power than other actors in employment relations. The essay focuses on definition of all actors and explanation in role of them in employment relation. Also this paper will evaluate that why the state is most significant than other actors.
             The employment relations belong to three sets of actors. The three sets of actors in industrial relations are employees and their union, employers and management and the state. They work together with set of rules to develop their better relationship and to "share understanding" between actors (Deery & Plowman 1991:5).
             The obligation of the management/employer is to hire workers, decide their task and pay for the task perform by them (Gardner & Palmer 1997:3). They take extreme measures to ensure a beneficial alliance with particular emphasis placed upon effective communication. Australia exists a number of employer associations. The management role is to inform any change to their members in industrial relations, offer advices and train on industrial issues (Alexender & Lewer 1998:95). Such as Chamber of Commerce acts properly to support and promote for their members prosper and succeed through a productive working partnership with all levels of government and other organizations.
             Many workers do not receive their proper payment or working conditions. Union is an organization of workers that seeks to improve social being of its members through its action. Union can get a better deal with employer than each employee negotiates with them. So they could have a united voice in deciding...