Instructions.
1. All work should be unique. There should be no Plagiarism
2. Every instruction should be strictly followed
3. Harvard ref. style should be there
4. In text referencing and list of referencing should be correct
5. Donot miss match in text ref. and list of ref.
6. Word count is also important factor.
7. Each part of asked question should strictly be answered.
8.Marking Rubrics should be strictly followed.
Question :
Write a report to the President of the Fair Work Commission advising him of any changes that you consider should be made to the Better Off Overall Test or BOOT. (40 marks)
Word Length: 2500-3000 words
Report Structure is given below follow this structure strictly
Cover page
Letter of transmittal(optional)
Executive summary
Table of content
Introduction
i. Background
ii. aim of the report
iii. Scope of the report
Discussion
I. What is BOOT? Why was it introduced.
II. How was the BOOT applied to Coles and H & M ( refer to a company to support discussion)
III. What are the strength and weakness of BOOT?
IV. How can the BOOT be test can be improved (provide evidence and argument)
Conclusion
Recommendation
Reference list (min. 9)
NOTE: Refer to the list of references attached with sheet. There should be minimum 4 references from the same list.
and refer to website of fair work commission also
GENERAL REFERENCES
Bray, M & Waring, P 2014, ‘Chapter 5: Employment relations’, in R Kramar, T Bartram, H De Cieri, RA Noe, JR Hollenbeck, B Gerhart & PM Wright, Human resource management in Australia: strategy, people, performance, 5th edn, McGraw-Hill Education (Australia), North Ryde, CQUniversity Course Resources Online (HRMT20027).
Bray, M, Waring, P, Cooper, R & Macneil, J 2014, Employment relations: Theory and practice, 3rd edn, McGraw-Hill Education (Australia), North Ryde.
McPhail, R, Jerrard, M & Southcombe, A 2015, Employment relations: an integrated approach, Cengage Learning Australia, South Melbourne.
Wright, CF & Lansbury, RD 2016, ‘Employment relations in Australia’, in GJ Bamber, RD Lansbury, N Wailes & CF Wright (eds), International and comparative employment relations: National regulation, global changes, 6th edn, eds, Allen & Unwin, Crows Nest.
BOOT REFERENCES
Angwin, M 2017, ‘EBAs are now just a blockage to productivity’, Australian Financial Review, 14 February, p. 39.
Clark, S, Taylor, J & Oakes, D 2016, ‘Coles could be forced to renegotiate pay deal with thousands of workers after Fair Work ruling’, ABC News, 31 May. Available at URL: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-05-31/part-time-coles-worker-wins-fair-case-against-supermarket-giant/7463132 [Accessed 28 February 2017].
Desir, B 2017, ‘H&M enterprise agreement fails BOOT’, National Retail Association, 29 January. Available at URL: https://www.nra.net.au/hm-enterprise-agreement-fails-boot/
[Accessed 2 March 2017].
Fair Work Commission (FWC) 2016, Decision FWCFB 2887: s.604 – Appeal of decisions: Vice President Watson, Deputy President Kovacic & Commissioner Roe: Melbourne, 31 May 2016, FWC, Commonwealth Government Printer.
Fair Work Commission (FWC) 2017, Decision FWC 310: s. 185 – Application for approval of a single-enterprise agreement: H & M Pty Ltd, Sydney, 16 January 2017, FWC, Commonwealth Government Printer.
Hannan, E 2016, ‘Fair Work ruling could hurt Coles staff’, Australian Financial Review, 1 June, p. 3.
Hannan, E 2016, ‘Coles workers may lose pay rise after Fair Work veto’, Australian Financial Review, 10 June, p. 7.
Low, C 2017, ‘H&M fails to secure enterprise agreement’, Sydney Morning Herald, 17 January. Available at URL: http://www.smh.com.au/business/retail/hm-fails-to-secure-enterprise-agreement-20170117-gtsxwl.html [Accessed 28 February 2017].
Marin-Guzman, D 2017, ‘Fair Work takes swipe at H & M over failing to disclose pay cuts’, Australian Financial Review, 18 January, p. 3.
Marin-Guzman, D 2017, ‘Watson cuts moorings with final dissent’, Australian Financial Review, 23 January, p. 4.
Oakes, D & Clark, S 2016, ‘Coles refuses to boost penalty rates for workers despite Fair Work ruling’, ABC News, 10 June. Available at URL: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-06-09/coles-refuses-to-boost-penalty-rates-despite-fair-work-ruling/7496114 [Accessed 28 February 2017].
Patrick, A 2017, ‘Fair Work Commission at war with itself’, Australian Financial Review, 24 January, p. 37.
Stevens, M 2017, ‘Brutally honest of broken system’, Australian Financial Review, 23 January, p. 28.
Stevens, M 2017, ‘Fair Work tinkers as IR system burns’, Australian Financial Review, 24 February, p. 32.
WEBSITE
https://www.fwc.gov.au/