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Title
Explain employee relations policy and practice in the dairy industry
Level
4
Credits
5
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to: explain the
employment contract process as it relates to the New Zealand
dairy industry; explain the disciplinary process as it relates to
the New Zealand dairy industry; explain the termination of
employment process as it relates to the New Zealand dairy
industry; explain the personal grievance process as it relates to
the New Zealand dairy industry; and explain employee
representation and bargaining rights in the New Zealand dairy
industry.
Classification
Dairy Manufacturing > Dairy People Skills
Available grade
Achieved
Entry information
Critical health and
safety prerequisites
Open.
Explanatory notes
1
Organisational requirements refers to instructions to staff on policy and procedures
which are documented in memo or manual format and are available in the workplace.
These requirements include but are not limited to – company employment contracts,
company human resource policy and procedures, and legislative requirements.
2
Legislative requirements in this unit standard include but are not limited to
compliance with the Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992, Employment
Relations Act 2000, Human Rights Act 1993, and subsequent amendments.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Explain the employment contract process as it relates to the New Zealand dairy industry.
Evidence requirements
1.1
The employment contract process is explained in accordance with
organisational requirements.
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process includes but is not limited to – offer, acceptance,
consideration.
1.2
Individual and collective contracts are explained in accordance with the
Employment Relations Act 2000.
1.3
The terms of an employment contract are identified in relation to the workplace
in accordance with organisational requirements.
Range
1.4
The employment contract is explained in terms of how it applies in the
workplace.
Range
1.5
express terms, incorporated terms, implied terms.
Evidence is required for a minimum of one example per term.
parties and other contract clauses.
The dispute procedures are summarised in accordance with the Employment
Relations Act 2000.
Range
disputes include but are not limited to disputes of interpretation,
application, and operation of an employment contract.
Outcome 2
Explain the disciplinary process as it relates to the New Zealand dairy industry.
Evidence requirements
2.1
Employee conduct and work performance policies and procedures that promote
good practice are explained in relation to their application in the workplace.
2.2
Company disciplinary guidelines are summarised in accordance with
organisational requirements.
2.3
Components of a formal warning process are described in relation to
unsatisfactory work performance in accordance with organisational
requirements.
2.4
Components of a formal warning process are described in relation to serious
misconduct in accordance with organisational requirements.
2.5
Steps in the formal discipline interview are described in accordance with
organisational requirements.
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Outcome 3
Explain the termination of employment process as it relates to the New Zealand dairy
industry.
Evidence requirements
3.1
Company policies and procedures in relation to termination of employment are
explained in accordance with organisational requirements.
Range
3.2
The basis for fairness and ‘good cause’ are explained in relation to discipline
and termination in accordance with organisational requirements.
Range
3.3
explanation includes but is not limited to legal basis for termination
and company policy guidelines on treatment of termination of
employment
‘good cause’ includes but is not limited to – misrepresentation,
redundancy, poor performance, misconduct.
Steps required for procedural fairness in a discipline situation are identified in
accordance with organisational requirements.
Range
steps include but are not limited to – presentation of allegation,
representation, opportunity to reply, investigation, due
consideration.
Outcome 4
Explain the personal grievance process as it relates to the New Zealand dairy industry.
Evidence requirements
4.1
The legal basis of the personal grievance process is explained in accordance
with organisational requirements.
Range
4.2
legal basis includes – statute, contract, common law, company
policy.
The performance grievance process is explained in accordance with
organisational requirements.
Range
explanation includes but is not limited to – performance grievance
process steps, employer/employee rights, prohibition of strike
action.
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Outcome 5
Explain employee representation and bargaining rights in the New Zealand dairy industry.
Evidence requirements
5.1
The legal basis for employee representation and bargaining rights is explained
in accordance with organisational requirements.
legal basis includes – statute, contract, common law, company
policy.
Range
5.2
Company policy and practices in the area of employee representation and
bargaining rights are explained in accordance with organisational requirements.
Range
policy and practices include company contracts and company
policy.
This unit standard is expiring. Assessment against the standard must take place by
the last date for assessment set out below.
Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process
Version Date
Last Date for Assessment
Registration
1
5 July 1999
31 December 2017
Revision
2
14 November 2000
31 December 2017
Revision
3
13 June 2003
31 December 2017
Rollover
4
26 January 2007
31 December 2017
Review
5
15 October 2015
31 December 2017
Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference
0022
This CMR 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,
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.
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.
Requirements for consent to assess and an outline of the moderation system that applies
to this standard are outlined in the Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR). The
CMR also includes useful information about special requirements for organisations wishing
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to develop education and training programmes, such as minimum qualifications for tutors
and assessors, and special resource requirements.
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