Busman U3AOS2 DP 8-9

Employers and employees are the only workplace participants who play a role in the process of determining the wages and working conditions of employees at a business.

• True

• False

Employees may pay to become a member of a/an _ process in order to gain representation during the collective bargaining process and to ensure that they are protected from unfair dismissal or redundancy

• Human resource management team

• Union

• Employer association

• Fair work commission

An employer association may: (Select all that apply)

• represent employers when negotiating wages and conditions of employment.

• listen to the concerns of employees and offer advice.

• assist in the creation of policies that align with relevant business objectives.

• make employers aware of any new policies, laws, or regulations that must be taken into account in their business.

Human resource managers may facilitate communication between employees and management during the process of negotiating employee wages and conditions.

• True

• False

Providing employees with appropriate training and hiring employees with the skills to assist a business in achieving its objectives are examples of the roles fulfilled by a:

• HR Manager

• Union

• Fair Work commission

• employer association

Once an agreement on employee wages and conditions has been reached between employers & employees, it must be reviewed and ratified (agreed to) by:

• the relevant union

• FWC

• employer associations

• HR Manager

The process of establishing wages and conditions of employment at a business involves: (Select all that apply)

• unions

• Employer associations

• employees

• customers

• HR managers

An -----------is a legal document that outlines wages and conditions of employment and is negotiated between employees and employers, or their representatives.

• award

• agreement

• contract

• policy

One advantage of a business using an agreement to determine its employees' wages and conditions is that:

• agreements can improve transparency and equality between employees within the same industry, as they all receive the same wages

• agreements can help develop positive relationships between employees and employers during the negotiation process

• a power imbalance in the employees favor, when they are not represented by a union

• its' lower cost

Using agreements can provide a business with greater flexibility, as the business can tailor the wages and conditions of its employees to better suit the business’s objectives:

• True

• False