KK8: Roles of participants in the workplace

Workplace Relations

the interaction between employees and employers or their representatives

TO:

- achieve working conditions that will meet the needs of the employees

- allows the business to achieve it's objectives

Human resource managers

individuals who coordinate the relationship between employees and management within a business

Employees

individuals who are hired by a business to complete work tasks and support the achievement of it's objectives

Unions (trade unions)

organisations formed by employees in an industry, trade or occupation

- want to improve wages and working conditions

Employer associations

groups that represent and assist employers

- created by employers in response to unions

Fair Work Commision (FWC)

Australia's national workplace that has power to carry out functions under the Fair Work Act 2009

RESPONSIBLE FOR:

- making and varying awards in the national workplace relations system

- approving agreements reached between employers and employees

- ensuring all parties comply with those agreements