Zenith Manufacturing is undergoing a period of significant change, including the introduction of new technologies and a restructuring of its production teams. Several employees have expressed concerns about job security and the potential impact on their working conditions. A dispute has arisen regarding the implementation of the new technologies. Which of the following options best describes the most appropriate initial role for a union representative in this situation?
To immediately organise industrial action, such as a strike, to demonstrate the employees’ dissatisfaction and force management to reconsider the changes.
To act as a mediator between employees and management, facilitating communication and negotiation to reach a mutually acceptable solution regarding the implementation of the new technologies.
To unilaterally determine the appropriate compensation and training requirements for employees affected by the new technologies, ensuring their needs are met.
To directly lobby the Fair Work Commission to intervene and impose legally binding orders on Zenith Manufacturing regarding the implementation of the new technologies.
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In this unit students explore the key processes and considerations for managing a business efficiently and effectively to achieve business objectives. Students examine different types of businesses and their respective objectives and stakeholders. They investigate strategies to manage both staff and business operations to meet objectives, and develop an understanding of the complexity and challenge of managing businesses. Students compare theoretical perspectives with current practice through the use of contemporary Australian and global business case studies from the past four years.
In this area of study students investigate considerations for the effective management of employees to ensure business objectives are achieved. They consider employee motivation in terms of Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs, Locke and Latham’s Goal Setting Theory, and Lawrence and Nohria’s Four Drive Theory. Using these theories of motivation and motivation strategies, students propose and justify possible strategies for employee management in contemporary business case studies from the past four years. Students study an overview of workplace relations, including the main participants and their roles in the dispute resolution process.
the roles of participants in the workplace including human resource managers, employees, employer associations, unions and the Fair Work Commission
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