Revision year 9 Commerce - Employment

What term refers to a particular amount of money that is paid, usually every week, to an employee (hourly/daily/weekly earner)

• salary

• wage

• dividend

• commission

Which is an advantage of being a skilled worker

• •Immediate start

• •Limited long term job prospects

• •Greater likelihood of other opportunities

• •High competition

What term refers to a fixed amount of money agreed every year as pay for an employee, usually paid directly into a bank account every month

• dividend

• commission

• wage

• salary

Which of the following is a disadvantage of being a semi-skilled worker?

• •May lead to further opportunities

• •If doing a trade, low income while undertaking it

• •Immediate start

• •Opportunities to establish own business

Which of the following is a semi-skilled role

• Process worker

• A Quality Assurance Manger

• An anaesthetist

• An apprentice carpenter

What is not an advantage of education and training?

• opportunities for promotion

• Greater adaptability to change

• Likely to have improved job satisfaction

• More travel opportunities

The Fair Work Act 2009 sets out the 11 minimum entitlements for employees. What is this document called?

• the National employment standards

• the Australian Equal Opportunity

  requirements

• The National workplace standards

• The Australian workplace standards

Which of the following is true about common law contracts?

• It is a negotiated agreement about pay and conditions made at a workplace/enterprise level between an employer or group or employers or union. 

• They cover those employees who are under award and enterprise agreement.

• They are more common among professional and managerial employees.

• They are handed down by an organisation called Fair Work Australia, which is the tribunal set up by government to perform this function, and contain minimum terms and conditions of employment

Which of the following is true about enterprise agreements?

• It is a negotiated agreement about pay and conditions made at a workplace/enterprise level between an employer or group or employers or union. 

• They cover those employees who are under award and enterprise agreement.

• They are more common among professional and managerial employees.

• They are handed down by an organisation called Fair Work Australia, which is the tribunal set up by government to perform this function, and contain minimum terms and conditions of employment

Which of the following is true about employment awards?

• It is a negotiated agreement about pay and conditions made at a workplace/enterprise level between an employer or group or employers or union. 

• They cover those employees who are under award and enterprise agreement.

• They are more common among professional and managerial employees.

• They are handed down by an organisation called Fair Work Australia, which is the tribunal set up by government to perform this function, and contain minimum terms and conditions of employment