BM area unit 3 outcome 2 Pt2

Question 1

participants at work

Answer 1

• Human resource management -recruit, train
• Employees - follow workplace safety, obey terms in contract
• Employer associations - provide support, share information
• Roles of unions - protect job security, seek better wages and work conditions
• Role of the fair work commission- set NES, act as mediator and arbitrator

Question 2

Awards

Answer 2

are legal documents that outline the minimum wages and conditions of work for employees across an industry.
.The minimum working standards in the award are set by the fair work commission.
Adv:
- transparency and equality between employees are achieved
- The FWC ensures that all employees receive appropriate wages and conditions
- awards established can be cost effective for employees
Dis:
- Impact the ability to meet business objectives
- employees may leave for find higher pay rate thus leading to increased staff turnover
- employees may be unsatisfied by only. receving the minimum wages.

Question 3

employment contract

Answer 3

A legal document that outlines the wages and working conditions of an employee within a business

Question 4

NES

Answer 4

are minimum entitlements an employer owes its employees, which are set out by the fair work commission

Question 5

Agreements

Answer 5

Legal documents that outline the wages and conditions of employees and are applicable to a particular business of group of business
. After the business and it’s development of an agreement, FWC is responsible for reviewing and approving it.
Adv:
- positive relationship
- greater flexibility
- improve employee satisfaction
Dis:
- inequality in wages and conditions
- it can be time consuming
- agreements can be more costly

Question 6

To be approved by FWC, enterprise agreements must:

Answer 6

• Provide employees with wages and conditions that suit both parties
• be mutually agreed upon by employees and their employers
• be documented in writing

Question 7

Similarities and differences between Awards and Agreements

Answer 7

Similarities:
- businesses must uphold requirements of employment NES
- Contractual disputes are dealt with by the FWC
differences:
- awards are developed by fwc whereas agreements are developed through voluntary negotiation

Question 8

dispute resolution process

Answer 8

Is a series of steps that disputing parties follow inorder to resolves a disagreement and reach a solution

Question 9

The dispute resolution process involves

Answer 9

1) disputing parties must try to resolve the dispute within the business
2) if not able to resolve, business can involve an independent third party
3) an independent third party will first attempt to resolve the dispute via mediation
4) is dispute is unable to be resolved at the mediation level, it will be escalated to Arbitration level

Question 10

Mediation

Answer 10

involves an independent third party facilitating discussions between disputing parties to help each side of the conflict reach a resolution themselves.
Adv:
- promotes positive working relationships
- communication breakdown reduced
- both have control over final decision
Dis:
- may not be effective
- parties could go back to disagreement
- unbalanced power

Question 11

Arbitration

Answer 11

invovles an independent third party hearing arguments from both disputing parties and making a legally binding decision to resolve the conflict
. this is considered the last resort
Adv:
- gurantees final decision
- final decision is legally binding
- employees are not coerced
Dis:
- may harm workplace relations
- employees have reduced control
- time consuming

Question 12

Similarities and Differences

Answer 12

Similarities:
- require an independent third party
- Methods are more formal
Differences:
- mediation has control over final decision whereas arbitration is legally binding
- mediation is more informal wheres Arbitration is more formal

Question 13

termination

Answer 13

the process whereby a business and an employee and their employment contract with one another

Question 14

retirement

Answer 14

occurs when an employees decides to give up full time or part time work and no longer be a apart of labour force

Question 15

resignation

Answer 15

refers to the voluntary terminating their own employment, usually to take another job position elsewhere

Question 16

Redundancy

Answer 16

involves an employee no longer working for a business because there is insufficient work on their job no longer exists

Question 17

Dismissal

Answer 17

Involves the involuntary termination of n employee who falls to meet required work standards

Question 18

entitlement considerations

Answer 18

are legal obligations an employer ows to its employees following the termination of their employment contract
- annual long service leave
- redundancy pay
- notice of termination
- justifiable reasons for employee termination

Question 19

Transition considerations

Answer 19

are social and ethical practices that a manager can consider implementing when terminating employment
. managers can assist employees during the process
- offering resume writing or interviews to improve employability
- providing networking support for employees in the form of contacts
- providing networking support for employees in the form of contacts
- providing flexible working hours that allow emplyees to attend to other businesses