4.2 Influences in Human Resource Flashcards
What are 6 common stakeholders in business?
- Employee
- Employers
- Employers asscociaions
- Unions
- Government organisation
- Society
What is the role of HR department?
- Work with other function to find the appropriate staff for the business
- Develop reward to recogniesed employee’s appreciation
What is employer?
An individual who pays other to work in the business
What is employee?
An individual who provide his or her skill in order to gain financial income.
What is employer associations and example?
- Organisation that promote interest of employers(business) within the business (Eg: Business Council of Australia)
What is unions and example?
Aim to promote the interests of employees within the workplace such as wage levels, safety workplace (Eg: Australian Liquor)
Why is government have most influence on HR?
Because they establish legal framework which employees, employers, trade union work within.
What is a Better Off Overall Test (BOOT)
- Examine if employees will be any worse off if they sign new wage or work under new award
What are 3 example of government organisation?
- Fair Work Australia
- Federal Court of Australia
- Workplace gender equality agencies
Why society influence employment in workplace?
- Unethical act such as discrimination, harassment and unfair working condition can draw public and media concerned
What provide in employment contract in legal influences?
- Safe workplace
- Minimum wage entitlements
- Anti - discrimination
What is duties of employer in legal influences?
- Provide employee safe and healthy workplace
What is duties of employee in legal influences?
- Duty to obey instructions and commands
- Duty to work with skill
- Duty to disclose relevant information
What is minimum wage rates in legal influences ?
- Minimum wage rate for employee, differ base on condition of employee, such as disability, junior.
What is award in legal influences ?
Document that outline minimum wages and working conditions for employees
What is agreements in legal influences
- Agreements between employer and employees about terms and conditions of employment, must be approve by major of staff and pass the Better Off Over All test by Fair Work Australia.
What are 4 types of employment contracts and its characteristic in legal influences?
- Part time employment: Employee work at fixed hours, entitle to all full time benefits
- Permanent employment : Employee provide continue employment with the organisation, minimum 4 weeks of holiday and 1 week of long service leave.
- Casual employment: Employ in short period of time, paid 15 - 20 % higher than full time.
- Fixed term contracts:Use of labour in specific amount of time.
What is occupation health and safety and worker compensation in legal influences?
- About workplace safety, enable injured employee to get pay normal and return to work with same capacity by Work Health and Safety Act 2011
What are some law that prevent discrimination in legal influences?
- Sex Discrimination Act
- Racial Discrimination
What is 2 possible situation of economic cycle?
- Downswing (Less employment , less demand)and Upswing (More demand, more employment)
What is inflation and what is the impact of inflationin business in economic influence?
- Inflation is the increase of price on foods, its require business to increase production ,therefore reduce workload to reduce cost
What is impact of globalisation on economic influence?
- Lost job in employees, close of local business
What are 2 positive and negative impacts of technology on HR
- Adv : + Allow business production to be moreefficient
+ Reduce repetitive nature of labour intensive - Disadv: + Loss of employment as increase of technology
+ Reduce employee morale as their position is less value due to growing importance of technology.
What are 2 social influences HR?
- Changing work pattern (More women, more type of employment)
- Living standard
