HRM506: Employment rules and standards- Human resource assignment

Internal code- MAS4115

Human resource assignment

Questions Q1. Zak Callaghan, the department manager of Men’s Fashion, has emailed you with a query regarding maximum working hours. Gayle Potter, his assistant manager, will be taking unpaid leave for the next 6 months and he would like to offer his supervisor, Henry Harris, the opportunity of acting in her role. Zak would like to appoint Henry on a 40 hour per week contract but he is not sure if this is possible. Draft your response to Zak and provide him with the following information in the Fair Work Act 2009 and the Award, which deals with the maximum weekly hours that an employee is required to work. Include the following in your summary:

• The appropriate section/part of the legislation and the Award that deals with the topic
• The maximum weekly hours that can be worked in a week
• What may be deemed as reasonable or unreasonable additional hours
• Whether Henry can refuse to work these additional hours

Q2: Provide a summary, in your own words, to reflect your understanding of the ‘safety net of employee entitlements’, as set out in the Fair Work Information Statement. Your summary must:

• Include a brief description on the 10 National Employment Standards.
• Explain why it is important for all employers to provide a copy of this statement to newly recruited employees.