Sustaining the Employment Relationship (11192.3)

The aim of this unit is to introduce students to the theory and best practices of the employment relationship. The unit focuses on the challenges of creating and sustaining a positive employment relationship and a healthy and safe work environment. The unit also examines the key elements of the legislative framework for employment and the implication of the relationship with the workforce, unions, and other stakeholders for an organization's performance.

Learning outcomes

After successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:
1. Explain the theory and concepts of sustaining the employment relationship;
2. Apply dimensions of the competencies and behaviours of an HR professional, including the importance of ethical decisions and values, which enable organizations to sustain a positive relationship with the workforce and with other relevant stakeholders and reflect critically on the learning and development relevant to students¿ professional identity;
3. Interpret the implication of the factors driving organisational change, changes in the future of work and the workforce (including inclusion, ICT, and internationalization) for workforce management; and
4. Describe industry-based research in sustaining a positive employment relationship with the workforce, and clearly communicate the application of the results of research and analysis in a dynamic organizational context.

Graduate attributes

1. UC graduates are professional - employ up-to-date and relevant knowledge and skills
1. UC graduates are professional - communicate effectively
1. UC graduates are professional - work collaboratively as part of a team, negotiate, and resolve conflict

Prerequisites

11174 Introduction to Management.

Corequisites

None.

Incompatible units

None.

Equivalent units

6384 Industrial Relations.

Assumed knowledge

None.