HUMAN RESOURCES: Influences Flashcards
What are stakeholders?
An individual/group that has a common interest in or is affected by the actions of business.
What is employee churning and its main cause?
Moving frequently between jobs - bored quickly and want more challenging, interesting work.
What are employer associations?
Organisations that represents and assists employer groups.
They provide advice (especially to small businesses) on matters like awards and discrimination issues.
What are a log of claims?
A set of claims for improved pay or conditions lodged by a trade union on behalf of workers.
What is an example of an employer association?
Australian Medical Association.
What are trade unions?
Represents employees in efforts to improve wages and working conditions.
Why is membership in trade unions decreasing?
Poor images of unions in the media.
Feminism - women less likely to unionise.
Legislative changes - to reduce union power.
What is an example of a trade union?
Australian Council of Trade Unions: represents all unions.
What are statutes?
Laws made by federal and state parliaments; e.g, laws relating to employment conditions.
What is the Fair Work Act and Commission?
Act: gives employers + employees the same workplace rights and obligations, regardless of the state they work in.
Commission: Organisation that implements the FWA.
What is the role of the Fair Work Commission?
Assists in resolving disputes involving employers, employees, unions
What are NES, its purpose and examples?
10 employment standards - protects minimum entitlements of employees. Some examples are max weekly hours (38 hours/week), annual leave (four weeks paid leave/year).
What is the Racial Discrimination Act?
Prohibits discrimination in employment on the basis of race, gender etc.
What are industrial courts and tribunals?
Exist at the federal and state levels to enforce laws established by governments.
What is an employment contract?
A legally binding, formal agreement between employer and employee.
What is common law?
A collection of judge-made laws - guided by a ‘precedent’ (judgement made in previous case).
What are employer obligations in relation to common law?
Payment of wage/salary with the relevant award.
Safety of employees.
Compliance with relevant legislations, e.g WHS.
A fair treatment of all employees.
What are employee obligations in relation to common law?
Obeying lawful/reasonable commands of an employer.
Act safely in the workplace.
Be honest, fair with customers/other employees.
What are award contracts and IFA?
Agreements that outline the minimum wages and conditions for workers in a particular industry.
IFA - allows employers/employees to negotiate changes.
What are enterprise agreements and its benefit?
Collective agreements made between an employer and a group of workers - offer broader terms/conditions then a modern award.
What is the difference between single enterprise agreements and multi-enterprise agreements?
Single is between a single employer and a group of employees while multi is between two or more employers and groups of their employees.
What are individual contracts and the types of employees that use them?
Employee on a private contract - not covered by any award or collective agreement; used by accountants etc.
What are the benefits of casual employment?
Paid 1.5 times the rate paid to permanent staff - not entitled to any benefits such as sick leave.
What are the benefits of part-time employment?
Enjoy benefits that a permanent employee is entitled to, on a pro rata basis (proportionate to the number of hours worked per week).
