School Of ManagementEnterprise Industrial RelationsWestern Sydney University Unit Code: 61432.1
Discipline: HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
Student Contribution Band: 3
Level: 2
Credit Points: 10
Equivalent Units
200614 - Enterprise Industrial Relations
Prerequisite
200300 Managing People at Work
About this Unit
This unit has been replaced by 200614 - Enterprise Industrial Relations. The unit looks at workplace reform and restructuring -- the devolution approach to industrial relations management, workplace reform, organisation and behaviour, the role of workplace committees, trade unions at the enterprise level, shop-floor and industry unionism; the enterprise bargaining process -- overall framework definitions, dimensions and scope; strengths and weaknesses; the processes -- negotiation, psychological, sociological and economic approaches, stages; impact of enterprise bargaining, workplace flexibility, efficiency, remuneration practices and employee satisfaction; grievance handling and grievance procedures; differences with other forms of negotiation, formal or informal; consultation and participation; issues involved, differences with negotiation; impact of changes in wage determination on workplace, the Accord 1983-1995, award restructuring, enterprise bargaining, over-awards and productivity bargaining, current and future strategic and legislative directions in enterprise bargaining and workplace agreements.