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Title
Describe the role of unions in New Zealand under the Employment
Relations Act 2000
Level
2
Credits
3
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to describe: the
principal functions of unions under the ERA; additional support
provided by unions; and the role of unions in the broader union
movement in New Zealand.
Classification
Core Generic > Work and Study Skills
Available grade
Achieved
Entry information
Recommended skills
and knowledge
Recommended: Unit 1978, Identify and describe basic
employment rights and responsibilities, and sources of
information and assistance, or demonstrate equivalent
knowledge and skills.
Explanatory notes
1
Definitions
Union – an organisation registered under part 4 of the Employment Relations Act
2000, to promote its members’ collective employment interests.
Collective (as used in International Labour Organisation (ILO) Convention 98) –
as a noun – a group formed for the promotion and defence of occupational interests;
as an adjective – having the characteristics of a collective.
Ratification – the formal process of approval or rejection of the outcome of bargaining
by employees who would be covered by the agreement.
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The Employment Relations Act 2000 (ERA) can be accessed at
http://www.legislation.co.nz/.
This unit standard is
expiring
NZQA National Qualifications Services
SSB Code 130301
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
NZQA Expiring unit standard
22805 version 3
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Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Describe the principal functions of unions under the ERA.
Evidence requirements
1.1
Characteristics of a union are described in accordance with the ERA.
Range
1.2
The role of unions in bargaining is described in accordance with the ERA.
Range
1.3
may include but is not limited to – union membership,
representative structure, site meetings, collective awareness and
behaviour, awareness of worker interests outside the workplace;
two examples are required.
gathering and preparation of claims, advocacy, ratification.
Union activities in the workplace (other than bargaining) are described in
accordance with the ERA.
Range
may include but is not limited to – workplace participation
committees, health and safety committees, productivity groups.
Outcome 2
Describe additional support provided by unions.
Evidence requirements
2.1
This
unit standard is
two examples are required.
Education support services
offered by unions to their members are described.
expiring
Information and support services offered by unions are described.
Range
2.2
Range
two examples are required.
Outcome 3
Describe the role of unions in the broader union movement in New Zealand.
Evidence requirements
3.1
The New Zealand Council of Trade Unions is described in terms of its
coordinating role.
Range
may include but is not limited to – multi-union activity, lobbying,
media, social issues.
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NZQA Expiring unit standard
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The role of unions collectively as social partners in New Zealand is described.
includes participation in – union, business or government forums;
growth and economic councils; employment promotion schemes;
skill development and productivity councils.
Range
Replacement information
This unit standard replaced unit standard 12381.
Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process
Version Date
Last Date for Assessment
Registration
1
19 May 2006
31 December 2018
Review
2
16 July 2010
31 December 2018
Review
3
18 June 2015
31 December 2018
Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP) reference
0023
This AMAP can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
Please note
Providers must be granted consent to assess against standards (accredited) by NZQA, or
an inter-institutional body with delegated authority for quality assurance, before they can
report credits from assessment against unit standards or deliver courses of study leading
to that assessment.
Industry Training Organisations must be granted consent to assess against standards by
NZQA before they can register credits from assessment against unit standards.
This unit standard is
expiring
Consent requirements and an outline of the moderation system that applies to this
Providers and Industry Training Organisations, which have been granted consent and
which are assessing against unit standards must engage with the moderation system that
applies to those standards.
standard are outlined in the Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP). The
AMAP also includes useful information about special requirements for organisations
wishing to develop education and training programmes, such as minimum qualifications for
tutors and assessors, and special resource requirements.
Comments on this unit standard
Please contact NZQA National Qualifications Services nqs@nzqa.govt.nz if you wish to
suggest changes to the content of this unit standard.
NZQA National Qualifications Services
SSB Code 130301
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016