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The document outlines an assessment task for students to create an induction handbook for new employees of a selected company. It provides details of the task, assessment criteria, and a checklist of topics the handbook should cover such as company information, management structure, employment rights and responsibilities, workplace policies, and a complaint procedure. Students will be evaluated on the depth and quality of research, organization of content, inclusion of examples and sources to support information provided in the handbook. The task aims to develop students' understanding of employment issues and demonstrate their knowledge of legal and commercial concepts.

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The document outlines an assessment task for students to create an induction handbook for new employees of a selected company. It provides details of the task, assessment criteria, and a checklist of topics the handbook should cover such as company information, management structure, employment rights and responsibilities, workplace policies, and a complaint procedure. Students will be evaluated on the depth and quality of research, organization of content, inclusion of examples and sources to support information provided in the handbook. The task aims to develop students' understanding of employment issues and demonstrate their knowledge of legal and commercial concepts.

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ASSESSMENT TOPIC:

COMPANY PORTFOLIO: HANDBOOK FOR NEW EMPLOYEES

1. Assessment details:

- Students work in group of 5 to create an induction protocols and design a


company portfolio for new employees for a company of your choice.
- Your portfolio should be presented in as a Handbook for new Employees.

2. Task description:
- Students find a company of their choice or come up with your own company.
- Students need to demonstrate an overall understanding of the company, industry
sector, employment matters, legal issues in the workplace, taxation and
superannuation.
- The portfolio can be done weekly after each week’s topic.
- Students need to present their project in a professional manner as if it is from a
real company.

3. Task rational: Your induction program and handbook should cover:


 A diagram of the company management structure
 An outline of the legal right and responsibility of full time, part time and casual
employees
 An explanation company working condition and types of leave
 A guide for income tax and superannuation
 An income tax and superannuation declaration form and complete it as an example
for the handbook.
 A guide of company policy about: anti-discrimination, disability supports,
harassment…
 A guide for relevant trade union and outline their importance for employees
 A chart/graph procedure showing the steps in making a complaint for employees.
MARKING CRITERIA:
Mark
Guidelines:
range
 Handbook includes detailed and meaningful information about the company and
employment areas.
 Students provide clear guide, instruction and information about the workplace and
employment issues.
 Students show evidence of outstanding research for the handbook.
 Student provides more than 5 appropriate sources of information to support their 18- 20
handbook with relevant example for each section.
 Student can organise and explain important concepts about company protocol and
employment issues in a logical, critical and creative order.
 Students demonstrate data summary with a variety of graphs, images and examples to
show their information.
 Handbook includes detailed information about the company and the required
employment arears.
 Student provide resourceful information about the workplace and employment issues.
 Students provide evidences of throughout research for the handbook with 4-5 sources
14-17
of information to support their handbook.
 Students can organise and explain important concepts about company protocol and
employment issues in a logical and creative order.
 Students demonstrate data summary with suitable graphs, images and examples.
 Handbook includes clear information about the company and the required
employment areas.
 Student provide correct information about the workplace and employment issues.
 Students show evidences of throughout research for the handbook and provides 2-3
10-13
sources of information to support their handbook.
 Student can organise and explain important concepts about company protocol and
employment issues in a logical order.
 Students demonstrate data summary with suitable graphs.
 Handbook includes all the required employment areas, give some correct information
about workplace and employment issues.
 Students shows adequate evidence of research for the handbook.
6-9
 Students provide related 1-2 sources of information to support their handbook.
 Student can organise and summarise data in a reasonable order.
 Student includes at least 1 relevant graph to demonstrate their information.
 Student cannot identify correct information about employment issues.
 Student give a basic handbook with limited information about the company protocol.
0-5
 Students show limited evidence of research for the handbook
 The handbook does not cover all requested employment areas.
PORTFOLIO CHECKLIST:
Your handbook should have the following information:

 Company introduction: about the company, work sectors, product/service,

company goals/vision…

 A diagram of the company management structure: chairman, CEO, CFO, general

manager, heads of department, team leaders…

 An outline of the legal right and responsibility of full time, part time and casual

employees: wages, benefits, hours of work, contract, promotion,

 An explanation company working condition and types of leave: working hours,

uniform, support, holidays, sick leave, maternity leave, long service leave

 A guide for income tax and superannuation: table of personal income tax, graph,

example payslips, superannuation rate, suggested superannuation fund…

 An income tax and superannuation declaration form: completed example tax and

superannuation form, personal information form, consent form (if any) …

 A guide of company policy about: anti-discrimination, disability supports,

harassment, company protocol in work safety…

 A guide for relevant trade union and outline their importance for employees:

available unions in the company, union meeting schedules, benefits from joining a

union, union joining fee (if any) …

 A chart/graph procedure showing the steps in making a complaint for employees.

 Example of solving a company dispute.

 Include any related chart, graph, images and references which related to company

protocol and employment issues.

Make sure to double check before submitting your Handbook!!!


Year 10, Term 3 – Week 1-7: UNIT SCOPE: EMPLOYMENT ISSUES
Unit Focus and Outcomes: EMPLOYMENT ISSUES
Focus: Students learn about the commercial and legal aspect of employment issues by focusing
on their options, rights and responsibilities in the work environment

Outcomes
5.1 applies consumer, financial, business, legal and employment concepts and terminology
in a variety of contexts
5.2 analyses the right and responsibilities of individuals in a range of consumer, financial,
business, legal and employment contexts
5.3 examines the role of law in society
5.4 Analyses key factors affecting commercial and legal decision
5.5 Evaluates options for solving commercial and legal problems and issues
5.6 Monitors and modifies the implementation of plans designed to solve commercial and
legal problems and issues
5.7 Researches and assesses commercial and legal information using a variety of sources
5.8 Explains commercial and legal information using variety of forms
5.9 Works independently and collaboratively to meet individual and collective goals within
specified timelines
Students learn to:
 Type of employments
- identify the range of employment options available for young people
- examine the advantages and disadvantages associated with particular types of
employment for men and women
 Taxation and superannuation
- describe the range of services funded by taxation
- complete a basic taxation return and tax declaration
- explain the relationship between taxation, income and government-funded
services
- identify the obligation of employers towards employees in relation to
superannuation
- discuss the advantages and disadvantages of superannuation as a
saving/investment option
 Changing in work patterns
- investigate changing work patterns and discuss the impact on the individual an
society
- research and evaluate stereotypes of employment patterns
- propose strategies to address workplace issues and concerns
 Benefits of education and training for employment
- identify the range of skill and benefits of employment programs
 Types of employment contracts
- use the internet to investigate the types of employment contracts
- discuss the advantages and disadvantages of each type of employment contract
- research the employment conditions of casual, part-time, full-time employees
and contractors

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