Dr Jonathan Sale (PhD, DPA, MIR, LLB, BA PolSc) is Program Director for Human Resource Management and Supply Chain Management and Lecturer in Human Resources Management at the UniSA Business, University of South Australia. As a teaching academic, he has expertise in employment relations (ER)/industrial relations (IR) and human resource management (HRM), having coordinated and taught courses within the discipline at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels like: introduction to IR and HRM; Australian IR; ER in Australia, USA and China in the context of globalisation; people, work, organisations and their dynamics; international and comparative HRM; negotiation, conflict management and resolution, and advocacy; managing the employment... Read more
About me
Dr Jonathan Sale (PhD, DPA, MIR, LLB, BA PolSc) is Program Director for Human Resource Management and Supply Chain Management and Lecturer in Human Resources Management at the UniSA Business, University of South Australia. As a teaching academic, he has expertise in employment relations (ER)/industrial relations (IR) and human resource management (HRM), having coordinated and taught courses within the discipline at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels like: introduction to IR and HRM; Australian IR; ER in Australia, USA and China in the context of globalisation; people, work, organisations and their dynamics; international and comparative HRM; negotiation, conflict management and resolution, and advocacy; managing the employment relationship; managing employee performance and rewards; managing people and organisations; leading and managing organisational change; HR analytics; and research for business decision making. Jonathan has authored/co-authored over 70 publications and intellectual contributions including a book, journal articles, book chapters, conference papers, and reports on a range of subjects, such as: employment skills and strategies; labour disputes settlement; labour relations policy; labour and comparative law; legal harmonisation or transplantation; worker protection; employee voice and social media; critical skills shortage and exported labour policy; decent work and sustainable development; work health and safety and workplace bullying; access to labour justice; labour laws and labour markets; labour regulation and informal work; social security and migrant work; digital platform work and labour law; labour-management cooperation and sustainable work; area studies (Australia, Malaysia, Philippines, ASEAN); and others. His practice has included negotiation and advocacy in the fields of ER/IR/HRM and labour law, aside from related managing or advising, within industries like banking, energy, and higher education.
About me
Association of Industrial Relations Academics of Australia and New Zealand
Australian Labour Law Association
Australian Labour and Employment Relations Association (SA)
New Zealand Labour Law Society
Canadian Industrial Relations Association
Law and Society Association (University of Massachusetts)
About me
Doctor of Philosophy in Management The University of Newcastle
Doctor of Public Administration University of the Philippines
Master of Industrial Relations University of the Philippines
Bachelor of Arts (Political Science) University of the Philippines
Bachelor of Laws University of the Philippines
Lecturer in Employment Relations & Human Resource Management, The University of Newcastle, Newcastle
Researcher, Whitehall Workplace Law, Melbourne
Negotiation and advocacy in the fields of employment relations, industrial relations, human resource management, and labour law, aside from related managing or advising, within industries like banking, energy, and higher education.
Sale, J. & Sale, A. (2024). Decent work, the critical skills shortage in the health sector, and the role of the State: A case study of the Philippine exported labour policy and sustainable development. In S. Dhakal, A. Nankervis, & J. Burgess (Eds.), The future of work in the Asia Pacific: Addressing critical skills shortages for sustainable development (pp. 188–203). London: Routledge.
Chief Investigator, Law and practice research on labour dispute prevention and resolution mechanisms in Australia, International Labour Office. A national study for the report Access to labour justice: Comparative law and practice on labour disputes prevention and resolution, Geneva: International Labour Office, 2023. © ILO.
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Research
Excludes commercial-in-confidence projects.
Law and practice research on labour dispute prevention and resolution mechanisms in Australia, International Labour Office, 24/05/2023 - 07/06/2023
Research
Research outputs for the last seven years are shown below. Some long-standing staff members may have older outputs included. To see earlier years visit ORCID, ResearcherID or Scopus
Open access indicates that an output is open access.
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| 2017 |
Open access
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| 2024 |
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| 2016 |
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| 2014 |
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| Year | Output |
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| 2020 |
1
1
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| 2018 |
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| 2016 |
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| 2016 |
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| 2015 |
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| 2014 |
Open access
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| 2014 |
1
2
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| 2012 |
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| 2011 |
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| 2011 |
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| 2010 |
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| 2010 |
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| 2008 |
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| 2008 |
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| Year | Output |
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| 2013 |
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Mahy P, Do HH, Sale J, & Sale, A 2019, 'The comparative evolution of worker protection regulation in Southeast Asia: a quantitative approach' presented at Fourth Labour Law Research Network Conference 'A Global Conversation on Labour Law', Faculty of Law, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, Chile, 23-25 June 2019; presented at Newcastle Business School Seminar Series, University of Newcastle, Australia, 28 June 2019; and presented at ‘Global Challenges and Local Responses: Transformation of Labour Relations and Legal Framework in Vietnam and Emerging Economies’, Ho Chi Minh City University of Law, Vietnam, 14-16 July 2019.
Research
Sale, J. & Sale, A. (2024). Decent work, the critical skills shortage in the health sector, and the role of the State: A case study of the Philippine exported labour policy and sustainable development. In S. Dhakal, A. Nankervis, & J. Burgess (Eds.), The future of work in the Asia Pacific: Addressing critical skills shortages for sustainable development (pp. 188–203). London: Routledge.
Chief Investigator, Law and practice research on labour dispute prevention and resolution mechanisms in Australia, International Labour Office. A national study for the report Access to labour justice: Comparative law and practice on labour disputes prevention and resolution, Geneva: International Labour Office, 2023. © ILO.
Sale, A., Sale, J., Rainnie, A., & Burgess, J. (2023). Employee voice and social media: The Australian perspective. In T. Ajibade Adisa, C. Mordi, & E. Oruh (Eds.), Employee voice in the Global North: Insights from Europe, North America and Australia (pp.167–196). Palgrave Macmillan, Cham.
Worker Protection Index (new measure for comparing worker protection rules)
Sale, J & Sale, A, ‘Institutional, regulatory and workplace environments influencing the movement of Filipino nurses to Australia: Decent work, critical skills shortages, and sustainable development’, Association of Industrial Relations Academics of Australia and New Zealand (AIRAANZ) 2025 Conference ‘Navigating the Nexus: Politics, Profession, and Practice in Industrial Relations’, co-hosted by Victoria University of Wellington and Massey University and held in Wellington, New Zealand, 3-5 February.
Sale, J, Sale, A, Burgess, J, & Rainnie, A, ‘Managing organisational change with staff redundancies in the Australian university sector: A closer look at consultation terms under enterprise agreements approved post Secure Jobs, Better Pay Act’, 2024 National Conference, Australian Labour Law Association 'Assessing the Impact of Change and Reform in Australian Labour Law', Novotel Geelong, Victoria, 8–9 November.
Sale, J, 'Comparing employee voice and labour disputes settlement: Australia and the Philippines as case studies', Law and Society Association Annual Meeting 2024 ‘Unsettling Territories’ in the Session ‘Inequality, Voice, and Recognition in Global Perspective’, Hyatt Regency Denver Colorado Convention Center, USA, 6-9 June.
Sale, J, ‘Employee voice and labour disputes settlement in Australia, Malaysia and the Philippines: A comparative case study’, 61st Annual Canadian Industrial Relations Association Conference ‘Good Employment Relations, Better Work and Healthier Organizations’ in the session ‘Development of better jobs in the global South?’ hosted by the Business School, University of Sherbrooke, Longueuil, Québec, Canada, 23-26 May 2024.
Sale, J & Sale, A, 'Decent work, critical skills shortage in the health sector, and the role of the State: A case study of the Philippine exported labour policy and sustainable development', Association of Industrial Relations Academics of Australia and New Zealand (AIRAANZ) 2024 Conference ‘Reimagining Industrial Relations: Work, care, climate & safety’, University of Western Australia, Perth, 31 January-2 February.
Sale, J & Sale, A, 'Employee voice and labour disputes settlement in Australia and the Philippines: A comparative case study', Association of Industrial Relations Academics of Australia and New Zealand (AIRAANZ) 2024 Conference ‘Reimagining Industrial Relations: Work, care, climate & safety’, University of Western Australia, Perth, 31 January-2 February.
Sale, J, 'Worker voice and labour disputes settlement in Australia', Association of Industrial Relations Academics of Australia and New Zealand (AIRAANZ) 2023 Conference 'Labour and Value' and Higher Degree Research Workshop, hosted by the College of Business, Law and Governance, James Cook University, 7-10 February.
National Expert, Access to labour justice: Comparative law and practice on labour disputes prevention and resolution, Geneva: International Labour Office, 2023. © ILO.
Country Expert, Quality of Government Expert Survey, University of Gothenburg
Contributing Expert, Rule of Law Index, World Justice Project
Researcher, Worker Protection Index, Monash University
University of Newcastle Honorary Lecturer
External supervision of cross-disciplinary higher degree by research candidature in Environmental & Occupational Health, College of Health, Medicine & Wellbeing, The University of Newcastle (Research Title: What are the Factors that Affect the Interpretation and Implementation of Commonwealth Bullying Legislation in Australian Corporations?)
External engagement & recognition
| Organisation | Country |
|---|---|
| Informatics Philippines | PHILIPPINES |
| Monash University | AUSTRALIA |
| Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development | FRANCE |
| Private Individual | UNITED KINGDOM |
| Torrens University Australia | AUSTRALIA |
| University of South Australia | AUSTRALIA |
| University of the Philippines | PHILIPPINES |
External engagement & recognition
| Engagement/recognition | Year |
|---|---|
Contributing Expert - Women, Business and the Law QuestionnaireThe World Bank Group |
2025 |
Contributing Expert, Rule of Law IndexWorld Justice Project |
2025 |
External supervision of cross-disciplinary higher degree by research candidature in Environmental & Occupational HealthUniversity of Newcastle |
2025 |
Invited Presenter, Curtin University Mauritius Research SymposiumCurtin University Mauritius |
2025 |
MemberAustralian Labour and Employment Relations Association (SA) |
2025 |
MemberLaw and Society Association |
2025 |
MemberCanadian Industrial Relations Association |
2025 |
MemberAustralian Labour Law Association |
2025 |
MemberAssociation of Industrial Relations Academics of Australia and New Zealand (AIRAANZ) |
2025 |
RefereeThe Australian Journal of Asian Law |
2025 |
Survey of negotiation scholarsColleagues at Conflict Management Division, Academy of Management |
2025 |
Contributing Expert, Rule of Law IndexWorld Justice Project |
2024 |
External supervision of cross-disciplinary higher degree by research candidature in Environmental & Occupational HealthUniversity of Newcastle |
2024 |
MemberAustralian Labour and Employment Relations Association (SA) |
2024 |
MemberLaw and Society Association |
2024 |
MemberCanadian Industrial Relations Association |
2024 |
MemberAustralian Labour Law Association |
2024 |
MemberAssociation of Industrial Relations Academics of Australia and New Zealand (AIRAANZ) |
2024 |
RefereeThe Australian Journal of Asian Law |
2024 |
Researcher, Worker Protection IndexDepartment of Business Law and Taxation, Monash Business School, Monash University |
2024 |
Contributing Expert, Rule of Law IndexWorld Justice Project |
2023 |
Contributing National Expert, Access to labour justice: Comparative law and practice on labour disputes prevention and resolutionInternational Labour Organization |
2023 |
External supervision of cross-disciplinary higher degree by research candidature in Environmental & Occupational HealthUniversity of Newcastle |
2023 |
Honorary Lectureship (for supervision of cross-disciplinary higher degree by research candidature in Environmental & Occupational Health)University of Newcastle |
2023 |
MemberAustralian Labour and Employment Relations Association (SA) |
2023 |
MemberLaw and Society Association |
2023 |
MemberAssociation of Industrial Relations Academics of Australia and New Zealand (AIRAANZ) |
2023 |
MemberAustralian Labour Law Association |
2023 |
Researcher, Worker Protection IndexDepartment of Business Law and Taxation, Monash Business School, Monash University |
2023 |
Contributing Expert, Rule of Law IndexWorld Justice Project |
2022 |
External supervision of cross-disciplinary higher degree by research candidature in Environmental & Occupational HealthUniversity of Newcastle |
2022 |
Honorary Lectureship (for supervision of cross-disciplinary higher degree by research candidature in Environmental & Occupational Health)University of Newcastle |
2022 |
MemberAssociation of Industrial Relations Academics of Australia and New Zealand (AIRAANZ) |
2022 |
MemberLaw and Society Association |
2022 |
MemberAustralian Labour Law Association |
2022 |
Researcher, Worker Protection IndexDepartment of Business Law and Taxation, Monash Business School, Monash University |
2022 |
ReviewerThe Economic and Labour Relations Review |
2022 |
External supervision of cross-disciplinary higher degree by research candidature in Environmental & Occupational HealthUniversity of Newcastle |
2021 |
Honorary LectureshipUniversity of Newcastle |
2021 |
Honorary Lectureship (for supervision of cross-disciplinary higher degree by research candidature in Environmental & Occupational Health)University of Newcastle |
2021 |
MemberAssociation of Industrial Relations Academics of Australia and New Zealand (AIRAANZ) |
2021 |
MemberLaw and Society Association |
2021 |
MemberAustralian Historical Association |
2021 |
Researcher, Worker Protection IndexDepartment of Business Law and Taxation, Monash Business School, Monash University |
2021 |
ReviewerThe Economic and Labour Relations Review |
2021 |
Country Expert, Quality of Government Expert Survey 2019/2021University of Gothenburg |
2020 |
MemberAssociation of Industrial Relations Academics of Australia and New Zealand (AIRAANZ) |
2020 |
MemberCanadian Industrial Relations Association |
2020 |
MemberAustralian Historical Association |
2020 |
Researcher, Worker Protection IndexDepartment of Business Law and Taxation, Monash Business School, Monash University |
2020 |
ReviewerThe Economic and Labour Relations Review |
2020 |
Session ChairDevelopments in Labour Law, 10th International Labour & Employment Relations Association Regional Congress of the Americas |
2020 |
Country Expert, Quality of Government Expert Survey 2019/2020University of Gothenburg |
2019 |
MemberAssociation of Industrial Relations Academics of Australia and New Zealand (AIRAANZ) |
2019 |
MemberAustralian Historical Association |
2019 |
Researcher, Worker Protection IndexDepartment of Business Law and Taxation, Monash Business School, Monash University |
2019 |
MemberAssociation of Industrial Relations Academics of Australia and New Zealand (AIRAANZ) |
2018 |
MemberAustralian Historical Association |
2018 |
Researcher, Worker Protection IndexDepartment of Business Law and Taxation, Monash Business School, Monash University |
2018 |
Session ChairLegal Histories of Race and Whiteness, Australian Historical Association 2018 Annual Conference The Scale of History |
2018 |
MemberAustralian Historical Association |
2017 |
Runner up Best Paper HDR Colloquia 2017Faculty of Business and Law, University of Newcastle |
2017 |
MemberAustralian Labour Law Association |
2016 |
ReviewerThe Economic and Labour Relations Review |
2016 |
Country report on the performance of various mechanisms & processes for prevention & resolution of individual disputes in the Philippines.International Labour Organisation |
2015 |
Regulating for Decent Work FellowshipInternational Labour Organisation |
2015 |
Contributing Expert, Rule of Law IndexWorld Justice Project |
2014 |
Country report on the performance of various mechanisms & processes for prevention & resolution of individual disputes in the Philippines.International Labour Organisation |
2014 |
External Collaborator, International Labour Organisation
Teaching & student supervision
Teaching & student supervision
Supervisions from 2010 shown
| Thesis title | Student status |
|---|---|
| How SMEs can harness AI for competitiveness: The barriers, challenges and benefits | Current |
