- Maintenance is :: the process of managing the needs of staff for health and safety, industrial relations, and legal responsibilities, including compensation and benefits of all staff.
Communication and workplace culture
- If there is poor communication in the workplace it can lead to conflict and high turnover rates.
- Businesses must implement effective communication methods such as:
- meetings, staff bulletins, and social functions
- so employees feel motivated at work.
- meetings, staff bulletins, and social functions
Employee participation
- Firms encourage employee participation to improve communication, empower employees and develop their commitment to improving quality and efficiency.
Employee participation strategies include:
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- Participation through membership of board of directors
- Participation through ownership
- Joint consultative committees
- Participation in collective bargaining
- Team briefings
- Employee surveys and feedback from performance interviews
Benefits
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Businesses can offer monetary or non-monetary benefits to maintain staff and motivate staff to achieve business goals
- Monetary rewards such as: wages, salaries, bonuses, etc.
- Non-monetary rewards such as: flexible working hours, job variety, status (recognition)
- Employers are required to pay superannuation for employees 18+ years old
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businesses must consider benefits carefully as they attract FBT
- fringe benefits tax (FBT) is :: a tax employers must pay on certain benefits they provide to their employees (or associates) It is based on the taxable value of the various fringe benefits provided.
Legal compliance and corporate social responsibility
- Employers are still required by law to ensure that ongoing HR procedures comply with the various workplace laws and legislations
- i.e. preventing bullying/sexual harassment & discrimination, & ensuring ongoing physical/mental wellbeing.