Business Administration Assignment : Austin Frazer

BUSINESS
ADMINISTRATION

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
TASK 1............................................................................................................................................1
1.1 Legal requirements relating to the management of office facilities.................................1
1.2 Typical services provided by an office facility................................................................1
1.3 How to establish office management procedures.............................................................2
1.4 How to manage office resources......................................................................................3
1.5 Techniques to monitor and manage work flows...............................................................3
1.6 Typical support and welfare facilities for office workers................................................3
TASK 2............................................................................................................................................4
2.1 Legal obligations of the employer for health and safety in the workplace......................4
2.2 Individual’s responsibilities for health and safety in the workplace................................4
2.3 Accident and emergency procedures................................................................................4
TASK 3............................................................................................................................................5
3.1 Purpose of meeting minutes.............................................................................................5
3.2 Legal implications of meeting minutes............................................................................5
3.3 Importance of accuracy in minute taking.........................................................................5
3.4 What should and should not be included in different types of meeting minutes.............6
3.5 How to take notes during meetings..................................................................................6
TASK 4............................................................................................................................................6
4.1 Features and purpose of different types of formal and informal meeting........................6
4.2 Role and responsibilities of the chairperson.....................................................................7
4.3 Role of others in a meeting...............................................................................................7
4.4 Techniques to facilitate a meeting....................................................................................8
4.5 Information requirements of a meeting before, during and after a meeting.....................8
TASK 5............................................................................................................................................9
5.1 Use of targets and budgets to manage workloads............................................................9
5.2 Different quality management techniques to manage the performance of an administrative
team........................................................................................................................................9
5.3 Techniques used to identify the need for improvements in team outputs and standards. 9

TASK 6............................................................................................................................................9
6.1 Characteristics, requirements and purposes of different types of events.........................9
6.2 Types of information and information sources needed to organise an event.................10
6.3 How to plan an event......................................................................................................10
6.4 How to identify the right resources from an event plan.................................................11
6.5 Likely types of information needed by delegates before, during and after an event......11
CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................12
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................13

INTRODUCTION
Business administration is defined as a management of a business that includes various
aspects which are related to different fields like accounting, finance and marketing. Thus,
business administration refer as bureaucratic or operational functions which are performed in
routine office task. Company which is taken in this assignment is Austin Frazer which is a
consultancy firm and advise other enterprise for better performance. Present assignment will
focus on principles of administration which legal information related to management and office
facilities (Bargiela-Chiappini and Nickerson, 2014). Typical services provided by an office is
mentioned in this reports, other than this, legal obligations faced by employer in health and
safety in the workplace is included in this report. In addition to this, accident and emergency
procedures that are faced by individual is involved in this assignment. Apart from this, role of
others in a meeting is mentioned in this report.
TASK 1
1.1 Legal requirements relating to the management of office facilities
Legal requirements are important for a company so that employers can manage and
conduct different work related activities properly. Further risk assessment is also being carried
out in this which ensures better health and welfare of employees. Further some of the legal
requirements are mentioned below which are required for office facility: Equality Act, 2010: This act was formulated by Parliament of United Kingdom so as to
provide every individual with equal opportunities. Austin Frazer must follow this law and
should not discriminate between employees on the basis of caste, gender, sex etc.,
 Equal Pay Act, 1970: Under this laws whether the person is a male or a female,
physically able or disabled, if they are working on a same post than they must be given
equal wages and no discrimination is done (Baum, 2016).
1.2 Typical services provided by an office facility
Although there are many services that are provided by office facility but their prime focus
remains on accounting finance, administration, facilities related to Information Systems, Material
management. Therefore, all these are explained below for better understanding.
Accounting and Finance:
 Proper monitoring of budgetary development.
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