UNIT 3 AOS 2 Flashcards
Agreements
an agreement on pay and conditions of work made at the workplace level and negotiated between groups of employees (or represented by their union) and employers
Award
: a legally binding document determined by the Fair Work Commission that sets out minimum wages and conditions for whole industries or occupations
Arbitration
Is where both parties put their case forward to an independent third party who then makes the final decision on the outcome
Mediation:
Mediation is where an independent third party facilitates the conversation between the disputing parties, with the aim of them coming to their own resolution
Fair Work Commission
is an Australian independent workplace relations tribunal that is responsible for regulating the workplace relations system.
Employer Associations
are organisations that represent the interest of employers in workplace relations issues.
Union:
is an organisation that represents the collective interests of employees in the workplace
Human Resource Manager
is responsible for managing the relationship between the employees and the business.
Workplace Relations
Refers to the interaction between the employer and the employees in regards to areas such as wages, employment conditions and workplace disputes.
Termination:
the ending of the employment of an employee
Retirement
occurs when an employee decides to give up full- time or part-time work and no longer be part of the labour force.
- Voluntary redundancy
occurs when employees are informed of the situation and given the opportunity to nominate themselves for voluntary redundancy. Employees are often enticed by financial incentives to nominate themselves.
Redundancy
involves an employee no longer working for the business because there is insufficient work or their job no longer exists. May occur because of reducing costs, new technologies, restructuring the business, merging businesses.
Resignation
Involves an employee voluntarily terminating their own employment, usually to take another job position elsewhere
- Involuntary redundancy
where the employee is forced to leave because their job no longer exists.
Dismissal
involves the involuntary termination of an employee who fails to meet required work standards or displays unacceptable or unlawful behaviour.
Describe one employee entitlement issue
One entitlement issue is paying for any outstanding wages/salary and leave entitlements. For example, an employee who is retiring is entitled to receive accrued entitlements from their employer, such as payment of accrued annual leave and long-service leave. These leave entitlements will usually be paid out at the employee’s normal rate of pay.
Transition Considerarions
