Managing Employment Relations
What is the purpose?
balance the interests of employers and employees
How many Legislation are there?
11
What years are these laws?
1972 & 1983
What is the purpose of this Act?
promote balance between work and other aspects of employees’ lives and, to that end,
What year is this act?
1987
What are the functions?
Disputes, Grievances, and Discipline
Key Legislation
What must an individual employment agreement include? 2 minimum
The names of the employer and the employee • A description of the work to be performed an indication of the place of work the agreed hours or an indication of the hours that the employee will work
What does EEO stand for and what does it mean?
Equal employment opportunities (EEO) means eliminating barriers to ensure that all employees are considered for the employment of their choice and have the chance to perform to their maximum potential.
What are the 4 main leaves for this act?
Annual, Public, Sick and Bereavement
What is the aim for this specific act?
Set minimum entitlements with respect to parental leave for male and female employees • Protect the rights of employees during pregnancy and parental leave • Entitle certain individuals to up to 18 weeks of parental leave payments
Determined by answer from group.
What are the 6 minimum Employment rights?
Minimum pay • Break entitlements • Annual holidays • Sick Leave • Bereavement leave • Parental leave
True or False - you must be paid the minimum wage if you are: casual employee?
True
What are some tips to help manage stress?
Taking regular breaks • Learning how to act rather than react – we experience stress when we feel situations are out of our control • Taking a deep breath – a few minutes of deep breathing can help restore balance if you are feeling stressed • Minimising interruptions – make a plan to control regular interrupters, for example, only answer emails during certain windows of time • Eating and sleeping well • Keeping physically fit by doing regular exercise
What is the purpose?
give natural biological parents and other individuals who are the permanent primary carer of any child under the age of six the right to receive parental leave entitlements, and under the right circumstances, gain access to government-assisted parental leave payments.
What are the 5 steps to resolve?
Check Policies, Processes & agreements.
Be clear about the facts.
Talk to each other
Clarify whether there is a problem
consider what assistance is needed to solve the problem.
What is a trade union?
organisation of workers that have joined together to achieve common goals such as better wages and working conditions.
Are there any statutory minimum wage for employees who are under 16 years old?
No
How many weeks can you get for Annual a year?
4 weeks
7
How many types of turnover are there? and What are they?
4
Desirable vs Undesirable
Voluntary Resignation
Involuntary Termination
Redundancies
What are the 2 types pf employment agreement?
Individual and Collective.
What are acceptable methods of payment according to the Wages Protection Act 1983?
Direct transfer through lodgement with a bank or financial institution • Postal order or money order • Cheque
How many days of sick leave?
10 days
What are some other factors that employers need to be aware of?
An employee is entitled to go back to work for occasional Keeping in Touch days (KIT) for a total of 40 hours during parental leave, with certain restrictions 2. An employee is not considered to have returned to work if he or she performs these 40 hours or fewer of paid work during the parental leave payment period