unit 3 aos 2 (PART 2) Flashcards
PARTICIPANTS IN THE WORKFORCE:
Workplace relations, role of human resource managers, role of employees, role of employer associations, role of unions
Workplace relations:
Interactions between employers and employees to achieve wages + conditions that satisfy both the business and employees
Role of human resource managers:
Coordinate the relationship between employees + management within businesses.
Role of employees:
Must follow + understand workplace safety procedures
Complete tasks with care
Obey terms in contract
Role of employer associations:
Advisory body who assist employers in understanding + upholding legal business obligations
Role of unions:
Organization composed of individuals who represent and speak on behalf of employees in an industry to protect + improve their wages and working conditions.
Fair work commission:
(Australia’s independent workplace relations tribunal and has a range of responsibilities outlined by the Fair Work Act)
Role of fair work commission:
Set national minimum working standards
Establish awards
Approve + monitor enterprise agreements
Award:
Legal document which outlines minimum wages and conditions of work across an entire industry
Advantages of awards:
Improves transparency and equality between employees, can reduce time in determining wages
Disadvantages of awards:
No relationship building between employees and employers, employees feel less satisfied with minimum wages
Agreements:
Legal document which outlines the wages and conditions of employees and is applicable to a particular business/group of businesses
Advantages of agreements:
Better relationship between employers and employees, flexible to needs of business
Disadvantages of agreements:
Can increase inequality in wages, can be time consuming
Mediation:
Impartial third party facilitating + guiding discussion between disputing parties to help each side of the conflict to reach a resolution THEMSELVES.
Arbitration:
Independent third-party hearing arguments from both parties + making a LEGALLY BINDING decision to resolve conflict.
Termination:
Redundancy, dismissal, entitlement issues
REDUNDANCY:
Employee no longer working for business because there is insufficient work or their job no longer exists.
DISMISSAL: (firing, sacking)
Involuntary termination of an employee who fails to meet required standards or displays unacceptable/unlawful behaviour
ENTITLEMENT ISSUES:
After employee termination, there is a range of entitlement issues an employer must consider.
- ANNUAL/LONG SERVICE LEAVE
- REDUNDANCY PAY
- NOTICE OF TERMINATION
TRANSITION ISSUES:
Process of leaving a business can be difficult for employees (financial uncertainty, stress, difficulty in obtaining new employment
Business objectives:
To make profit, to increase market share, to meet shareholder expectations, to fulfill a market need, to fulfill a social need, to improve efficiency and to improve effectiveness
