WorksheetsManagerial Unilateralism & Individual Contracting
Total questions: 6
Worksheet time: 5mins
How is Managerial Prerogative applied in Managerial Unilateralism (MU)?
Prerogatives are exclusive privileges within a class, MU is applying that prerogative in contracting.
Prerogatives are opinions on what the terms of a contract should be, MU is applying that prerogative in contracting.
Prerogatives are rights that a manager has when creating a contract, regardless of Awards and NES.
What is individual contracting?
An employee exclusively designing their own contract for work
Management (including independents) creating contracts which can include AWAs/enterprise bargaining
Employees using collective bargaining to assist management in writing contracts
Management utilising trade unions to assist with contract design
Independent contracts are ONLY created by managers for employees to set different conditions of work:
True
False
What is the purpose of the Workplace Relations Act?
Assist union involvement in contract creation
Exclusively allow employees more rights/freedoms in the workforce
Allow employers more rights and freedoms in creating creating/amending contracts for workers
What are the TWO types of individual contracting? (Select two answers before continuing)
Statutory
Unilateral
Common-law
Collective bargaining agreements
What was established in the 2007 Fair Work Legislation?
Abolished statutory individual contracts (AWAs)
Protection from unfair dismissal reinstated
Broader safety net (NES) introduced
All of the above
