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Details of Assessment
Term and Year Time allowed 7 Weeks
Assessment No 2 Assessment Weighting 50%
Assessment Type Employee Relations Strategy Report
Due Date Week 7 Room
Details of Subject
Qualification BSB61015 Advanced Diploma of Leadership and Management
Subject Name Human Resources
Details of Unit(s) of competency
Unit Code (s) and
BSBHRM604 Manage Employee Relations
Names
Details of Student
Student Name
College Student ID
Details of Assessor
Assessor’s Name Barry Miller
Assessment Outcome
Assessment
Competent Not Yet Competent Marks / 50
Result
Feedback to Student
Progressive feedback to students, identifying gaps in competency and comments on positive
improvements:
The purpose of this assessment is to assess the student in the following Competent Not Yet
learning outcomes: (C) Competent
(NYC)
1.1 Ensure employee relations strategy is consistent with organisational strategic
objectives
1.2 Develop strategies and policies through the application of a risk
management approach and extensive consultation and participation by relevant
groups and individuals
1.3 Ensure strategy and policies take account of equal opportunity, family/work
relationships and promote the absence of discrimination and/or harassment
1.4 Develop risk management strategies which take account of the withdrawal of
labour and other potential outcomes of disputes
1.5 Identify any potential areas of conflict and ensure strategies and policies take
account of the objectives of relevant groups and individuals
2.1 Negotiate awards, agreements, and contracts which balance organisational
objectives and employee rights and obligations
2.2 Identify and meet all legal and organisational requirements within the
conditions of employment
2.3 Undertake regular and timely consultation and communication with
individuals and relevant groups
2.4 Develop policies and practices to facilitate employee recruitment & retention
2.5 Provide induction programs and training to develop competence and
confidence and to ensure work is performed safely and effectively
2.6 Provide opportunities for employees to understand their role and how it
contributes to the achievement of organisational objectives
2.7 Develop, regularly review and update individual and team development plans
3.1 Establish processes for early intervention to identify and minimise problems
or grievances
3.2 Communicate problem solving processes to, and obtain support from, all
relevant groups and individuals
3.3 Provide training to develop competence in conflict management, negotiation
and dispute resolution
3.4 Obtain specialist advice where appropriate or where formal hearings are
required
3.5 Ensure processes are fair, equitable and consistent with all relevant awards
agreements and legislation
3.6 Ensure problem solving processes provide for external mediation and
conciliation, and arbitration where appropriate
4.1 Develop plans for the promotion of diversity within the organisation
4.2 Openly promote diversity and its benefits within the organisation
4.3 Develop education & communication plans to promote & encourage diversity
4.4 Develop and implement processes to deal with events which inhibit the
organisation from meeting its diversity objectives
Assessment/evidence gathering conditions
Each assessment component is recorded as either Competent (C) or Not Yet Competent (NYC). A student
can only achieve competence when all assessment components listed under “Purpose of the assessment”
section are recorded as competent. Your trainer will give you feedback after the completion of each
assessment. A student who is assessed as NYC (Not Yet Competent) is eligible for re-assessment.
BRIEF
The Employee Relations (ER) unit of competency has focussed on key issues in employee relations.
In this assessment you are required to review, develop and recommend some components of
employee relations strategy and report it to your manager (who in this case is your trainer). You can
either choose to use your own organisation for this assessment if you are currently working but will
need to ensure that you cover all aspects of the structure and the marking table. If you are not
currently working, use the case organisation to complete this employee relations report.
THE ORGANISATION
The organisation in this context is an Australian electricity company named ENERGEX. The company
website is at https://www.energex.com.au/.
During this time ENERGEX have transformed from operating under the Brisbane City Council, the
South East Queensland Electricity Board (SEQEB) and in 1995 as a Government Owned Corporation.
When the company changed its name to ENERGEX in 1997 it signified the entry into the emerging
competitive national energy market. In 2007, the Queensland Government sold the ENERGEX Retail
business to allow for full retail competition. In July 2016, ENERGEX merged with Ergon Energy under
a new parent company Energy Queensland Ltd.
Today, the organisation provides distribution services to almost 1.4 million domestic and business
connections, delivering electricity to a population base of around 3.4 million people. This large
responsibility brings with it the challenge of maintaining sufficient capacity to supply every home and
business on the days when electricity demand is at its maximum, no matter where they are connected
in the network. To meet these expectations, Energex has built a high-performing network that consists
of property, plant and equipment assets worth about $12 billion.
All of this is underpinned by technological innovation and advanced management systems which drive
efficiency, quality and safety. Many of these are nationally or internationally certified or benchmarked
to international standards. A strong commitment to future network management and enhancement
has ultimately contributed to Energex’s 40 per cent improvement in network reliability. Becoming more
resilient and better performing, its network is continuing to provide customers with a safe, efficient,
affordable, sustainable and reliable energy supply.
ENERGEX also places sustainability and corporate responsibility high on its corporate agenda
through contemporary environmental and social practices and community support. ENERGEX has
developed a strong reputation for our network asset management capabilities including specialised
engineering services, metering applications and energy solutions.
ENERGEX Vision
To create a positive employee relations climate that supports workforce safety, workforce capability,
staff engagement and a high performance customer service culture.
The purpose of the “Employee Relations Strategy” is to support the ENERGEX Vision and Values by
providing the underlying principles to employee relations within ENERGEX. The Employee Relations
function is an integral component of business operations and must be managed having regard to
corporate priorities and potential risks, costs and impact on customer service.
The ENERGEX Employee Relations Strategy must adopt an integrated management approach to
addressing employee relations issues. This approach should support employee relations options that
encourage supervisors to lead and employees to actively participate and engage in positive,
productive and safe work practices.
The principles of positive leadership, constructive relationships and meaningful consultation are
fundamental to the Employee Relations Strategy. All people management activities within ENERGEX
should align to the four key elements of the Employee Relations Strategy.
They are
The four key elements are explained in more details in ENERGEX website.
The Employment Relations Strategy Report the must follow the structure below that contains 18
tasks. Each task carries 5 marks that equals to 90 marks. Report formatting and referencing
carries the remaining 10 marks.
ENERGEX
E M P L O Y M E N T R E L AT I O N S ( E R ) S T R AT E G Y R E P O R T
REPORTED BY
TABLE OF CONTENTS
CONTENT PAGES
Existing “Employee relations strategy Statements” and develop TWO new strategy
statements
Existing “Recruitment and Selection strategy” and develop TWO new strategies
Existing “Employee Benefits of the organisation” and develop TWO new strategies
Existing “Employee Safety and well being” and develop TWO new practices
Existing “Performance development and training Strategy” and develop TWO new
development and training strategies
Identify TWO “existing conflict and negotiation situation” and solutions to both situations
Existing of diversity policy and develop TWO new policy points of diversity
Develop a “communication plan to promote diversity” and its benefits. Create an internal
poster advertisement for employee awareness
Existing “work-life balance practices” and develop TWO new practices for the company
Develop an “Induction Program” for new employee on-boarding for the company
Existing “external party mediations and arbitrations” and develop TWO new ideas for
arbitrations for the company using the existing legislation
Existing “Termination and disciplinary process” and develop two new ideas for fair
disciplinary and dismissal decision making
You are required to update and adjust the page numbers and topics based on the amount of their content and
the responses made to each task. Actual tasks follow after this page. Use a heading/title for each of the elements
of table in your report.
INTRODCUTION
This section should provide information on company background, description, stakeholders and
current vision and mission statements.
This section should objectives for employee relations. In other words, the section should explain why
the organisation needs to have a detailed employee relations strategy.
This section should brief on the existing “employee relations strategy statements” that the ENRGEX
currently have in place and you are also required to develop two new strategies for the company.
Existing:
New Strategy 1:
New Strategy 2:
This section should brief on the existing “recruitment and selection strategy” that the ENRGEX
currently have in place and you are also required to develop two new strategies for the company.
Existing:
New Strategy 1:
New Strategy 2:
This section should brief on the existing “employee benefits” that the ENRGEX currently have in place
and you are also required to develop two new strategies for the company.
Existing:
New Strategy 1:
New Strategy 2:
EXISTING “EMPLOYEE SAFETY AND WELL BEING” AND DEVELOP TWO NEW PRACTICES
This section should brief on the existing “Employee safety and wellbeing” practices that the ENRGEX
currently have in place and you are also required to develop two new practices for the company.
Existing:
New Practice 1:
New Practice 2:
This section should brief on the existing “performance development and training strategy” that the
ENRGEX currently have in place and you are also required to develop two new strategies for the
company.
Existing:
New Strategy 1:
New Strategy 2:
In this section you are required to identify two existing risks of employee relations (ER) that
ENERGEX have, analyse them and develop two new employment related “risk management
strategies” using the risk analysis matrix template below using the two guides provided after the
template:
Catastrophic (5)
Major (4)
Moderate (3)
Minor (2)
Insignificant (1)
1.
2.
Then an appropriate
If the consequences would
consequence rating is
Threaten the survival of not only the program but also the agency, Catastrophic
possibly causing major problems for Clients and for a large part of
Collective Current:
Employment
Agreements Proposed:
Individual Current:
Agreements
Proposed:
Proposed:
In this section you are required to research and highlight on two “existing conflict and negotiation
situations” (such as employee grievances, collective bargaining, pay issues, etc) that ENERGEX may
have. You may need to do research on Internet, newspapers, and industry magazines for this task.
Provide solutions and intervention methods to both situations using a communications process that
you will prepare. You must also consider employee concerns in the communication process. The last
part in this task includes a formal email to employees and union groups to obtain their support in this
communication process.
ER Problem 1:
ER Problem 2:
Formal Email to obtain support from employees, union groups and specialists:
<Organisation name>
<Date>
Subject: Requesting feedback and support for Employee Relations Strategy
To: All Union Members, Individually contracted employees and ER Specialists
Dear Employees, Teams and ER Specialists,
Based on the conflict and negotiation situations identified and the communication process that you
created earlier, create an internal advertisement poster for all employees and management
This section should list some of the existing “diversity practices” that the ENRGEX currently have in
place and you are also required to develop two new “diversity practices” for the company. Also create
an internal poster advertisement for employee awareness.
Based on the diversity practices suggested earlier you are required to communicate those practices to
ENERGEX employees. In this task you are required to create an internal advertisement poster for
“creating awareness for promoting diversity” to all employees and management
This section should list some of the existing “work-life balance practices” that the ENRGEX currently
have in place and you are also required to develop two new practices for the company.
In this section you are required to develop an induction program for new employee on-boarding within
the organisation. Your induction program should list the employee induction activities in a sequence.
Add more rows to include more points.
In this section you are required to develop an “individual development plan” and a “team development
plan” for employees of the company. You are not supposed to copy paste a template here but to
prepare a process for individual and team development plan. You will need to sequence the points for
both the development plans.
EXISTING “EXTERNAL PARTY MEDIATIONS AND ARBITRATIONS” AND DEVELOP TWO NEW
IDEAS FOR ARBITRATIONS
This section should list some of the existing “external party mediations and arbitrations” that the
ENRGEX currently may have in place and you are also required to propose two new “ideas for
arbitrations” for the company.
This section should list some of the existing “termination and disciplinary process” that the ENRGEX
currently may have in place and you are also required to propose two new ideas (one for each) on
“termination and disciplinary process” for the company. Your proposed ideas must align with the
relevant Award, Agreements and the “FAIRWORK Act 2009”.