Community and Family Studies
HSC Enrichment Day
2011
Individuals and Work
(Commonwealth of Australia,
2011)
Syllabus Content
Students learn about:
Students learn to:
workplace supports for
• examine the extent to which
individuals as family
workplace factors:
members
– assist individuals in managing
• flexible work patterns
both their family and work
and practices
expectations
• workplace culture,
including provision of
childcare
• regulations and
entitlements
– carers’, maternity,
paternity, long service,
sick and annual leave
– Equal Employment
Opportunity and
Affirmative Action
– Enterprise Agreements
(NSW Board of Studies, 1999)
Examine how workplace supports assist
individuals in managing both their family
and work expectations
(15 marks).
(NSW Board of Studies, 2009)
Activity 1
Review of Workplace Supports
Complete a mind-map of the workplace supports that exist within the
workplace to support individuals as family members
Enterprise Agreements
Flexible work patterns
and practices
Employment Opportunity
and Affirmative Action
Workplace culture,
including provision of
childcare
Carers’, maternity,
paternity, long service,
sick and annual leave
Activity 2
Mix and Match Workplace
Supports
Workplace
Support
Definition
Flexible Work
Patterns
Include various patterns of work that allow greater
possibility of choice for the employee and/or employee.
Career Break
Flexible Work
Practices
Are various procedures or protocols that can lead to
employee skill development, productivity and
absenteeism.
Rostered Days Off
Workplace
Culture
Refers to the general atmosphere or environment within
a place of work.
Family Picnic Day
Workplace
Entitlements
Include the rights that are associated with a law or
contract within the workforce that are developed and
granted by the government and/or governing body.
Paid Parental
Leave
Examples
Activity 3
Affirmative Action and Equal Employment Opportunity
Flexible
work
practice
Flexible
work
pattern
Workplac
e culture
Workplace supports
Workplace
entitlement
Categorising Workplace Supports
✓
Flexible leave time arrangements
Family Assistance (access to services such as Medicare,
Centrelink)
Childcare centres, breastfeeding facilities, crèches, Rostered
Days Off (RDOs)
✓
Enterprise Agreements and Enterprise Bargaining
✓
Commonwealth Government’s National Childcare Strategy
✓
Childcare Benefit
Working from home, telecommuting, job-share, Flexitime,
part-time work
✓
Anti-Discrimination Act 1977 and Sex Discrimination Act 1984
✓
Industrial Relations Act 1996
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Career Break
Sick, paternity, family, bereavement, carer’s, annual, longservice leave
Baby Bonus
✓
Paid Parental Leave
✓
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Activity 4
Link to Family and Work Expectations
Workplace
Supports
Description
Assist Individuals to
Manage family
expectations
Assist Individuals to
Manage Work
Expectations
Influences on
wellbeing
(PIESCES- Physical,
Intellectual,
Emotional, Social,
Cultural,
Economical,
Spiritual)
Flexible
Work
Patterns
Part-time, casual,
seasonal, job share,
working from home
and telecommuting
are patterns of work
that have greater
flexibility of hours,
days and place of
work
Allows the chance to
care for children or
complete household
duties. Can save time
and money
Can increase
productivity and
reduce absenteeism.
Wellbeing of
employee
increases as they
have time to
complete both jobs
successfully
The Ability
to Make Up
Hours in
Case of an
Emergency
Employers give the
employee
permission to use
either work phones
or mobiles in case of
a family emergency
Employee can
manage the family
emergency
effectively and take
care of the necessary
arrangements for
children and/or
individuals in their
care such as elderly
parents
The employee can
complete their work
once returning from
managing the
emergency without
feeling guilty that
their work was not
completed
Employee can
have piece of mind
that their employer
will let them deal
with family
emergencies as
they arise. This may
increase gratitude
and effort in the
workplace
Activity 4
Link to Family and Work Expectations
Workplace
Supports
Description
Assist Individuals to
Manage family
expectations
Assist Individuals to
Manage Work
Expectations
Carers’ leave
An employee may take
paid personal/carer’s
leave:
if they are unfit for work
because of their own
personal illness or injury or
to provide care or support
to a member of their
immediate family or
household, because of a
personal illness, injury or
unexpected emergency
affecting the member
Employees can care for
family members if they are
ill, injured or need to be
cared for in case of an
emergency. This can lead
to the family member
recovering quicker and
may assist to build family
relationships
Employee satisfaction
that their employer is
meeting their family’s
needs. The employee is
also going to be more
focused at work if the
situation is managed
effectively, rather than
worry about their family
member
Affirmative Action
Equal Opportunity for
Women in the Workplace
Act 1999 has now replaced
Affirmative Action.
Requires: private sector
companies, not-forprofit/community
organisations, nongovernment schools,
unions, group training
companies and higher
education institutions with
100 or more people to
establish a workplace
program to remove the
barriers to women entering
and advancing in their
organisation
Women are empowered
and as a result feel that
they can help contribute
to the family budget and
as a result can meet
various family needs. This
may also build and
enhance family relations
Women can contribute
to the workforce and
bring valuable skills,
values and qualities to
their respected jobs. This
can also help women
feel confident to return
to work after having
children
Influences on
wellbeing
(PIESCES- Physical,
Intellectual,
Emotional, Social,
Cultural,
Economical,
Spiritual)
The overall wellbeing
of the employee and
family member will be
enhanced as their
needs are being met.
The employee will
feel a sense of
accomplishment that
both roles are being
managed
Women feel that they
are contributing to
society. Their selfesteem and
confidence is
enhanced. May be
more likely to further
develop skills and
abilities within their
workplace
Activity 5
HSC Question Scaffold
Examine how workplace supports assist individuals in managing
both their family and work expectations (15 marks).
Step 1: Underline or highlight syllabus terminology, define the
Glossary of Key Word used and identify additional
information from the question.
Step 2: Re-word the question to ensure that you have a full
understanding of it.
Step 3: Describe various workplace supports.
Step 4: Link each workplace support to managing family and
work expectations.
Step 5: Link to wellbeing.
Step 6: Read over your answer!
Wishing you all
the best for your
CAFS and other
HSC exams!