Business and Employment Law Assessment 1: Policy and Procedure Report

This report analyzes employment legislation and its impact on organizations, focusing on the Fair Work Act 2009 and related industrial relations. It explores the distinctions between organizational policies and procedures, highlighting their influence on employment relationships within the context of a manufacturing enterprise. The report details communication strategies for policy implementation, including informing staff, encouraging feedback, and providing training. It also covers key provisions of employment awards, the importance of intellectual property (IP) protection, and strategies to promote ER/IP procedures. Furthermore, the report discusses dissemination of employment relation advice to stakeholders and how enterprises ensure representation in discussions about ER/IP issues. The analysis emphasizes the importance of clear communication, transparency, and employee involvement in fostering positive employment relations.

Assessment 1
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Contents
Portfolio item 1................................................................................................................................3
Portfolio item 2................................................................................................................................4
Portfolio item 3................................................................................................................................4
Portfolio item 4................................................................................................................................5
Portfolio item 5................................................................................................................................7
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................9
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Portfolio item 1
Is it a State or Federal Award or Agreement?
Yes, Star industries are considering federal award and also focused on the financial
assistance which received the federal entity directly awarding agency. Indirectly, it may pass
through entity and described in $200.101 applicability. Moreover, it may include cost
reimbursement contract under certain federal acquisition regulation that non-federal entity
received from the agency. In this way, it can be understanding that federal contain agreement
occurred within star manufacturing enterprise.
If you have selected an Award, is it a modern award.
If star industries are selected the award which consider as modern award. It consists of
documentation that establish the minimum wages and working condition of employee in
manufacturing organization. Generally, under fair work act 2009, it may be included as modern
award for star industries in global world (Crystal, 2018). In this way, organization is operates in
conjunction of national employment standards. As an employers, it must ensure that all staff
member have accessed the information or data.
What legislation was the Award or Agreement made under.
Under award or agreement that mainly include national employee standards that applicable
in Australia. Moreover, it also covered the legislation under fair work act 2009, in regardless of
whether staff member is employee under agreement or award.
Outline 4 of the major provisions of this award or agreement which mainly applicable in the
organization.
In star manufacturing industries, it is considered the top most provisions and guideline, the
act also give both employers and employee a guaranteed safety. The organization is adopting the
better fair, relevant and enforceable minimum term or condition through national employment
standards. In context of award and agreement, it may include provision of standards,
compliances for Australian enterprises (Lambropoulos, 2020Mc). In regardless of business size,
scope under specific circumstances.
Furthermore, it also contained the specific provision within organization such as community
service leave, hour of work, flexible working arrangements and other fair work statement. These
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are considered as important major provision which always support at certain level. These are
applicable for both employee and employers to set up specific guideline, entitlement within
which star industries must operate under employment agreement. There are different award
which covered variances in both occupation, industry and provide additional enforceable
minimum employment standards.
Portfolio item 2
Identifying the employment related legislation that effect on the organization.
In fair work act 2009, it is one of most common legislation that governing the employment
of mature age employees. Through this legislation, it provide the specific term and condition of
employment in order to give right, responsibilities of staff members. This law will provide the
equal right to their employee whereas each staff member free to do their task in proper manner.
According to regulation, it mainly covered under national industrial relations system and also
impact on the organization to improve the better relationship with employee in star
manufacturing industries (Brunetto, Xerri and Farr-Wharton, 2020). However, some entitlement
under this fair work act regulation which extending non-national system. The act also creates the
enforcement and compliance regime or establish the several bodies to other administer.
Portfolio item 3-
How would support the communication of this policy to staff.
In star manufacturing industries, it always focused on the communication strategy before it
start documenting the company policies. It is an essential to keep staff member informed of
process to encourage their interest. Furthermore, There are following way to support the
communication of this labour relation act (policy) to staff member.
1. Inform the staff member up-front
2. Communicate with staff member and encourage towards innovative idea.
3. Introduced the final item, conduct a meeting with employees
4. Incorporate as much of staff feedback as possible.
These are considered the different way to support the communication among staff member while
implementing the effective labour relation policy act.
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How could suggest the* policy suggest about the way in organization approaches its relationship
with staff members.
Being upfront and straight forward about the change policy or procedures that help for improving
the overall star industries in global world (Lambropoulos, 2020Mc). Furthermore, it can be
suggested the policy to establish the effective relationship with employee in organization.
Be transparent
 Acquire a lot of information, hold employee meeting to communicate policy updates
 It may consists of new workplace policies in different common areas such as break rooms
for employees.
Providing the training if required
 It should consists of complex policies and other procedural change that may require more
training for employee. Afterwards, it applied the changes with specific policies.
 It may schedule the on-going training as per required.
Two way communication
 It must ensure that employees are concerned about the policies, freely share their opinion,
view point related business idea.
In above discussion, these considered the different policies which mainly applicable in star
manufacturing industries. In this way, they can acquire a lot of information or data related the
policy. It is helping for employee to express their idea about the business. Therefore, it can easily
established the two way communication between employers and employees.
Portfolio item 4
Explain the difference between policy and procedure.
It can be describing the difference between policy and procedure in star manufacturing
industries.
Policy Procedure
Policies are considered as big, overarching
tenets of star industries.
Procedures have a become narrow concern,
which describing the step by step manner.
It should contained the set of direction, guide
which always influencing decision-making
Generally, it start with specific actions to take
different instances. In order to achieve the
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desirable result or outcome.
For Example- infrequently changing, are broad
as well as general.
For Example- continuously changing and
improving according to business requirement.
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Policies/ procedures effect the employment relationships in organization.
In simple term, industrial relations is mainly deals with employee worker star manufacturing. It
has attempts to make better relationship with their staff member according to industrial dispute
act 1947. This type of regulation has resolved the dispute issue among staff members and also
improved the relation between employee as well as employers. Sometimes, it is carried out the
systematic activity on the different operation whether employed by such employer directly
(Mullen, Kelloway and Teed, 2017). In this way, it is important for understanding the concept of
policy or procedure because it plays significant role in the star manufacturing industries.
 A grievance resolution procedure is based on the conceptual framework that help for
reducing the internal dispute resolution among employee within organization. It is based
on the collective bargaining agreement which always include procedure to follow the
grievances. This type of grievance resolution procedure will help for recognizing the
relationship between staff member and also impact on the performance of employee.
 Training and development procedures that are considered an important which help for
establishing coordination between employers and employees. This can be possible when
manager will interact with staff member, identifying their specific skill or knowledge. It
is an essential for star manufacturing industries to support the business growth and
development. This procedure will help for establishing a strong relation with employee
but if relation doesn’t appropriate which directly affect on the overall organizational
profitability in marketplace.
Is communication of these staff effectively supported with star industries?
Yes, it is true when communication occurred among different staff member, which require
for establishing an effective relationship between employers and employees. Communication
help for employee to share their own idea, opinion related the entire business growth and
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development. In most of cases, it should be conducted the discussion meeting between employee
and employers whereas they can exchange the information or data within star industries.
Portfolio item 5
Identify the strategy that can use to promote ER/IP procedures as well as policies.
Intellectual property is consider as an important policy that help for protecting and
securing the sensitive information about the star industries. In this way, it can be used the
suitable strategies that always promote ER/ IP policies and procedures in the enterprise.
 Involve with team members: it is an essential thing which require to assign the individual
responsibilities according to their skill or knowledge (Smedley, 2017). In this way, they
can promote IP policies to complete the task in proper manner. In order to protect or
secure their information.
 Encouraging the people to share their work: in star industries, many employees tend to
talk with each other, discussing among themselves. Thus, they can maintain the
coordination between employees and employers. Afterwards, it also take important
decision related the business growth as well as development. This procedure will help for
promote ER/IP policies to handle the sensitive information in proper manner. in order to
establish the trust or loyalty among staff members.
Discuss that how enterprise provide the dissemination of proper industrial or employment
relation advice to stakeholders.
Star industries are considering the federal dissemination because it may help for evaluating
satisfaction among employees. Although, it is an essential to use an effective communication,
dissemination throughout the research process. in this way, it is collecting large amount of data
or information about the business profitability as well as productivity. That’s why, star industries
are mainly focused on the dissemination which are establishing the better relationship with
different stakeholder.
Sometime, it also giving the better advice to handle the different connection between
employees. It may applicable employment act in which giving equal right of staff members. In
this way, it can establish a good relationship between employers and employees.
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Evaluate that how enterprise ensure that represent discuss about ER/IP issues in specialised
expertise.
The star industries ensure it is represented in key discussions in context of ER/IR issues
when implementing in the enterprise. Australian government that have been interested in the
marking intellectual properly policy so that star industries also adopting in their business
activities (Smedley, 2017). In this way, it can be identified the economic impact of intellectual
properly but it is little accessible to policy makers. Generally, this policy has been implemented
for maintaining the economic performance in term of innovation. Afterwards, it has generated
the risk into statistical manner whereas patent data misuses without taking permission. In this
way. It will be affecting on the overall business value, reputation in global marketplace.
In additional, it has been discussed about Intellectual property, which has increased the
risk, complexity in policy and other business associations, society group have responds as harsh
criticism as well as counterclaims of their own perception. In this way, it directly affecting on the
star industries.
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REFERENCES
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Lambropoulos, D.V., 2020. Coronavirus, Jobkeeper and Stand Down under the Fair Work Act
2009 (CTH): A Review of the Law.
McCrystal, S., 2018. Termination of Enterprise Agreements under the'Fair Work Act 2009'(Cth)
and Final Offer Arbitration. Australian Journal of Labour Law. 31(2). pp.131-156.
Mullen, J., Kelloway, E.K. and Teed, M., 2017. Employer safety obligations, transformational
leadership and their interactive effects on employee safety performance. Safety
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Smedley, K., 2017. Age matters: Employing, motivating and managing older employees.
Routledge.
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