BSBHRM604A: Manage Employee Relations- Report Writing Assignment

Internal Code: MAS856

Report Writing Assignment:

Question 1: Describe your organisation’s employee relations strategy, policies and procedures and explain how they are applied. Include in your response: 1. the legislation that each complies with 2. a description of the ways these documents are revised and updated. Question 2:  Explain the process used to resolve employee relations problems, through early intervention, to identify and minimise problems or grievances. In your answer, identify how communication of problem-solving processes, and training in conflict resolution, impacts the grievance process. Question 3: Provide an example of how workplace agreements and contracts balance both organisational objectives and employees’ rights. Question 4: Describe the key elements of building and maintaining a productive culture, including (but not limited to), how the following impact on such a culture: 1. timely consultation with individuals and stakeholders 2. best practice recruitment and retention policies 3. induction, training and development plans 4. family/work relationships 5. diversity. Question 5: Describe your organisation’s problem-solving process when specialist advice, arbitration or mediation is required. Question 6: How are employee relations policies and procedures evaluated and reviewed? Tasks 1. Acknowledge any information you have used (websites, books etc.) by referencing the original source 2. Provide examples and evidence of what you are saying, attach additional documents and work samples where appropriate to demonstrate your competency Task 1 Review your organisation’s industrial relations strategy and underpinning policies and procedures. 1. Assess A. Analyse the current position of your organisation in relation to meeting its strategic IR objectives and organisational goals B. Assess your organisation’s policies and procedures to ensure they take account of work/family relationships, diversity and the absence of discrimination and harassment. Explain the result of your assessment. 2. Manage Identify potential areas of IR conflict and develop risk management strategies (reflective of the organisation’s objectives), to mitigate potential lost time and disruption to operations. 3. Implement Describe how you approached the development of a new policy that shows consultation with, and participation of, stakeholders. Discuss how you would ensure that all employees are familiar with these policies and procedures and how it contributes to the achievement of organisational objectives. Assess the effectiveness of your organisation in relation to reviewing and revising IR strategy and policies. Task 2 Review the processes your organisation undertake to build and maintain a productive culture including remuneration, recruitment, training and retention and then respond to the following questions: 1. Assess the effectiveness of how your organisation negotiates awards and agreements which balance employee rights and obligations. 2. Review your organisation’s recruitment and training policies, including onboarding, contracts and conditions of employment. Outline how these policies and procedures: A. meet all legal requirements B. facilitate staff retention C. enhance safe and productive work practices D. enable staff to understand their contribution to organisational goals E. ensure team and individual plans are regularly updated. Task 3 Scenario: You have recently been appointed to the role of human resource manager for a medium sized enterprise with offices in three states. You firmly believe that it is time for your organisation to seriously embrace diversity in order to create a competitive advantage. Describe how you will develop and implement a diversity policy, including (but not limited to): A. stakeholder consultation B. promotional activities C. education and communication plans D. processes to deal with events which inhibit achievement of diversity goals E. a cost/benefit analysis to present to senior management F. how diversity will be monitored and evaluated. Task 4 Develop an implementation plan for the industrial relations strategy from Task 2. 1. Clarify the objectives of the strategy 2. Describe the methodology you would employ for implementation 3. Identify the timeframes for implementation 4. Draw up contingency plans if the strategic objectives are not met 5. Identify any training and development requirements for staff