BUSS3037 Managing the Employment Relationship

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BUSS3037

Managing the Employment Relationship

SP2 Online Examination

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Section A (50% of the total exam marks)

Answer any 5 of the 9 questions in this section (recommended answer length of 100-150 words). Each answer is worth a maximum of 10%

PLEASE NOTE: the answers should be in your own words and not copied from books or lecture slides

1. Explain the significance of non-union collective agreements.

2. Why do pluralists believe unions are important in employment relations?

3. What is meant by the term “High Performance Work Systems”?

4. How do indirect and direct worker voice differ?

5. Explain the relationship between National Employment Standards and Modern Awards.

6. Evaluate briefly John Dunlop’s contribution in helping to understand the employment relationship.

7. What is meant by the term “covert conflict”?

8. Explain briefly the two different approaches to managing workplace health and safety in Australia.

9. Explain the role of employers’ associations in employment relations.

Section B (50% of the total exam marks)

Write an essay style answers to ONE of the following questions

Students should use their own words to answer the questions, using literature and examples to support their answer (recommended answer length of 500-750 words)

PLEASE NOTE: the answer should be in your own words and not copied from books or lecture slides

1. Using at least two areas of legislated protection, critically evaluate the extent to which the law provides protection for employees at work in Australia.

2. 1993 saw the introduction of “enterprise agreements” into Australian employment relations. Critically evaluate the dimensions which shape enterprise bargaining in employment relations.

3. To what extent is conflict in some form (covert/over, individual/collective) an inevitable consequence of the employment relationship.

4. Critically evaluate the extent to which John Budd’s framework is useful in understanding the relationship between employment relations and performance?