The H.R. Nicholls Society was founded in 1986.

The Society is a committed advocate for sensible industrial relations reform.

It aims to:

• promote discussion about the operation of industrial relations in Australia including the system of determining wages and other conditions of employment;

• promote the rule of law with respect to employers and employee organisations alike;

• promote reform of the current wage-fixing system; and

• support the necessity for labour relations to be conducted in such a way as to promote economic development in Australia.

The Society’s ambition is to transform Australia’s labour market into a job-creating and wealth-generating engine of growth and prosperity.

As well as publishing original research and providing submissions to Government, The Society holds an annual national conference and publishes its proceedings.