Business Term 4

Question 1

Responsibilities of an employer

Answer 1

• Pay the minimum wage
• Pay appropriate sick leave
• Provide paid holiday leave
• Pay superannuation contributions
• Provide sufficient work breaks
• Provide a safe work environment
• Ensure there is no unlawful workplace discrimination

Question 2

Responsibilities of an employee

Answer 2

• Complete required hours of work
• Be honest and accurate with money
• Keep business information confidential
• Give the required amount of notice when leaving
• Obey workplace rules such as safety and anti-
  discrimination rules

Question 3

What is an enterprise agreement?

Answer 3

An agreement negotiated between the employer and employee around wages and working conditions. Must be approved by Fair Work Commission.

Question 4

What is discrimination?

Answer 4

Discrimination is treating a person or group, differently from others, based on their personal characteristics. e.g. sex, race, age, marital status, religion, political opinion.

Question 5

Two conditions that must be present for discrimination to occur?

Answer 5

• The person must have been disadvantaged by the discrimination
• The discrimination must have resulted in a negative action. e.g. firing an employee

Question 6

What test does the Fair Work Commission run to approve an enterprise agreement?

Answer 6

The “better off overall” test, to see whether the employee would be better off on the agreement rather than the award.

Question 7

Who do you go to if you have been discriminated in the workplace?

Answer 7

The Fair Work Commission deals with any complaints about workplace discrimination. The Fair Work Ombudsman can also investigate the matter.

Question 8

What is sexual harassment in the workplace?

Answer 8

Sexual harassment is any sexual behavior that is unwelcome or unwanted. It makes the victim feel offended, frightened, uncomfortable, embarrassed, initiated, ashamed, or humiliated.

Question 9

Who deals with bullying in the workplace?

Answer 9

Fair Work Commission or health and safety organisations.

Question 10

Factors that determine if there has been workplace bullying

Answer 10

• A person or group must have behaved unreasonably to a worker or group at work
• Must have occurred repeatedly
• Must have created a health and safety risk

Question 11

What factors classify it as unfair dismissal?

Answer 11

It must be considered harsh, unjust, or unreasonable to be unfair dismissal.

Question 12

What is summary dismissal?

Answer 12

Summary dismissal is when an employee is dismissed immediately on the spot as the employer believes their conduct is serious enough to justify their dismissal. e.g. violence, fraud, theft, drinking alcohol.

Question 13

What is the economy?

Answer 13

The Australian Economy is all activities undertaken for the purpose of production, distribution, and consumption of all goods and services we require to satisfy our needs and wants.

Question 14

Types of resources

Answer 14

Natural, capital, labour

Question 15

What are natural resources?

Answer 15

Resources that come from nature, above or below ground. e.g fish from the ocean, wood from trees

Question 16

What are labour resources?

Answer 16

The skills needed to make the good or service. e.g. carpentry skills, nursing skills

Question 17

What are capital resources?

Answer 17

Manmade resources used to produce and transport goods and services. e.g. buildings, roads, machinery, equipment.

Question 18

What is scarcity?

Answer 18

Where there aren’t enough resources available to satisfy our needs and wants.

Question 19

What is opportunity cost?

Answer 19

Opportunity cost is the cost of what it is that we don’t choose and therefore the lost opportunity.

Question 20

What are the 5 types of economic systems?

Answer 20

1. Traditional/ Subsistence Economy
2. Market Capitalist Economy
3. Planned Capitalist Economy
4. Market Capitalist Economy
5. PLanned Socialist Economy