KK8: The roles of participants in the workplace

Question 1

Workplace relations

Answer 1

Are the interactions that occur between employees and employers or their representatives

Question 2

Human resource managers

Answer 2

are individuals who
coordinate the relationship
between employees and
management within
a business.

Question 3

Employees 

Answer 3

are individuals
who are hired by a business
to complete work tasks and
support the achievement of
its objectives.

Question 4

Employer associations 

Answer 4

are advisory bodies
that assist employers
in understanding and
upholding their legal
business obligations.

Question 5

Unions 

Answer 5

are organisations
composed of individuals
who represent and speak
on behalf of employees
in a particular industry
to protect and improve
their wages and working
conditions.

Question 6

The Fair Work
Commission (FWC) 

Answer 6

is Australia’s independent
workplace relations
tribunal that has a range
of responsibilities outlined
by the Fair Work Act.

Question 7

Industrial action 

Answer 7

is steps
taken by employees or
employers to settle a
workplace dispute about
working conditions.
Employees can delay, limit,
or refuse to work