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Unions will negotiate on the behalf of large groups of employees, often in industry. They exist to protect workers’ rights. Employees will pay a small fee every pay period in return for the services provided by the union. Examples of unions would include TWU (transport workers union), AWU (Australian workers union) and SDA (Shop and distributors Australia)

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occurs when an employee decides to give up full-time or part-time work and no longer be apart of the labour force

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Awards wages and conditions of employment determined for entire industry (FWC set minimum wages and entitlement) whereas agreement wages of conditions of employment determine at enterprise level. Wages and conditions should be 'better overall' than awards wages and conditions of employment.

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Retirement
Redundancy
Resignation and dismissal
Entitlement
Transition issues

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What should happen in a workplace ?

-      Employeeswant good wages and good working conditions as part of their employment contract.

-      HR managerwants to recruit and retain employees who have adequate skills to complete required tasks, and thus achieve business objectives.

-      HR manager would negotiatewages and conditions of employment that meet the needs/wants of both the worker and business

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This refers to action taken by either party to a dispute that has been approved by the Fair Work Commission

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National employment standards (NES), Collective agreementsIndividual employment contract

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An employment contract is a legally binding, formal agreement between an employer and an employee

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The Workplace Relations Amendment (Transition to Forward with Fairness) Act 2008 governs the limitations and requirements placed on awards.

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The Human Resource Manager aims to avoid conflict with employees and resolve any conflicts that arise in a timely manner

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Represent the interests of the employers in workplace relation matters.
- Like unions for businesses. Provide advice and support in negotiation periods and when lobbying to the government. E.g. AMA (Australian Medical Association)

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Occurs when the job a person’s job no longer exists, usually due to technological changes or a business’ restructuring

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awards- little flexibility for individual workers circumstances.
agreement- greater flexibility to adapt to workplace situation.

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4 types of termination:
Voluntary - Resignation, retirement
Involuntary - dismissal, retrenchment
Can be both - redundancy

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Agreements: is where employees are able to negotiate wages and conditions with employers in an individual workplace

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Agreements: is where employees are able to negotiate wages and conditions with employers in an individual workplace

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The HR manager aims to avoid conflict with employees and resolve any conflicts that arise in a timely manner

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Is responsible for managing the relationship between employees and the business

Represent the employer in negotiations of new wage agreements

Participate in resolution of disputes

Implement agreements

Liaise with employer associations, unions and FW

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Awards are documents that outline the minimum pay and working conditions for each occupation within each industry where as an agreement is a contract describing the pay and working conditions for a group of employees  where they are able to negotiate wages and conditions with employers in individual workplaces.