kk8 Flashcards
Employers characteristics
Exercises control over employees
Have the responsibility for payment of
wages/salary
Hold the power to dismiss employees
Encouraged to negotiate workplace (collective)
agreements at workplace
Encouraged to resolve disputes at workplace.
Employees characteristics
Employees today are, on average, more highly
educated than in the past.
They demand more challenging + interesting work, greater involvement in decision-making
processes and autonomy at their workplace.
The increasing practice of negotiating
employment agreements at the workplace level -> employees will be more closely
engaged in the process of developing new or
changed agreements.
HRM duties
Negoitation of employee arangement: Negotiating employment agreements with employees and their representatives.
Training and development: Training other managers and supervisors to facilitate the implementation of agreements within their areas of responsibility.
Implementing agreement: Ensuring the implementation of all key terms of agreements by the nominated starting date.
Resolving disputes: dealing with disputes and conflict that may arise during negotiation to make sure employees get back to becoming productive.
Participants in the internal
trade unions and employee associations
Trade unions
It is an organisation formed to represent and protect the rights of workers in a particular industry
Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU)
– National peak body. Represent the Trade Union movement in the media, dealings with government and FWA hearings.
EMPLOYER ASSOCIATIONS
These are groups of employers who unite to promote a common interest in workplace relations issues.
Human resource manager definition
The person that manages the relationship between the business and employees, often having both strategic and functional responsibilities
Employees definition
Those who carry out the tasks in their job description that contribute to the business objective in exchange for remuneration, usually in the form of a wage.
Employer association duties
Workplace relations, changes in laws, networks, Human Resources, legal assistance
Workplace relations (Employer associations)
Provide advice in areas related to:
disputes between employees and business
workplace relations legislation
In enterprise bargaining period
A representative of an employer during ebb
Changes in laws (Employer associations)
Stay up to date with changes in both state + federal laws -> Offer support and advice on how business need to adapt to these changes
Legal assistance (Employer associations)
Provide legal assistance or referrals for legal services, especially concerning employment law, contracts, and dispute resolution
Human Resources (Employer associations)
Offer routine human resource services e.g. training for their members or even provide recruitment support
Networks (Employer associations)
Help connect members who can benefit from each other.
Will provide information on what other members are doing, which may allow businesses to build beneficial relationships with other business owners.
