SITXHRM002: You Are Required To Address All Questions To Achieve Competence: Roster Staff Assignment, VU, Australia

Assessment 1 – Short Answer Questions      

You are required to address all questions to achieve competence. Your trainer will provide you with instructions for time frames and dates to complete this assessment.

Once completed, carefully read the responses you have provided and check for completeness. Your trainer will provide you with feedback and the result you have achieved.

Assessment 2 – Assignment

This assignment consists of 2 parts, Part A and Part B:

For Part A

you are required to establish a roster based on provided criteria, access the Fair Work website and determine the award rates, establish overtime as applicable at the correct award rates, and calculate the wages for each staff member. Further, you are required to establish the total wage bill for the working week.

For Part B

you are required to troubleshoot a short notice staff incident which does require you to investigate and find a solution for replacement of staff, determine the associated impact on budget and the legal aspects to be considered based on the legislative provisions for shifts, breaks, overtime, etc. on the Fair Work website.

Assessment 3 – Project

This Project consist of 2 parts, Part A and Part B:

For Part A

you are required to develop a roster for a given period as outlined to you by your trainer below.

Once you have established the shift/rostering requirements you are required to interview each staff member and identify any special social, religious, family, or other requirements to be considered for the purpose of the roster period.

Where any special requests have been made, document these in the table overleaf and obtain a signature for the relevant staff member to verify your communication provisions.

Your roster must ensure:

a) Adequate skill mix supported by award/grade listed for each staff member on the roster

b) Effectiveness of rostering times to keep overtime and allowances to a minimum

c) All shift allowances according to job roles and details provided to you (e.g. tool allowance, split shift allowance, etc. as these apply)

d) Provisions of meal breaks in line with legislation

For Part B

you are required to develop another roster for a given period as outlined to you by your trainer below. If this is concurrent with the roster developed in Part A, identify 5 options for economical approaches e.g. combining workplace tasks; staggering start and finish times or similar.

Your colleagues have told you that the roster during period 1 was insufficient in terms of staff mix and numbers to handle Friday and Saturday nights due to the high frequency and variance of different meals ordered If you work in a different department apply this issue in that area). Reflect this in your next roster by including 1 additional level 1 or 2 and 1 additional staff at level 3 during the evening service (or e.g. check out/reception – during the morning shift).

Once you have established the shift/rostering requirements you are required to interview each staff member and identify any special social, religious, family, or other requirements to be considered for the purpose of the roster period.

Where any special requests have been made, document these in the table overleaf and obtain a signature for the relevant staff member to verify your communication provisions.

Your roster must ensure:

a) Adequate skill mix supported by award/grade listed for each staff member on the roster

b) Effectiveness of rostering times to keep overtime and allowances to a minimum

c) All shift allowances according to job roles and details provided to you (e.g. tool allowance, split shift allowance, etc. as these apply)

d) Provisions of meal breaks in line with legislation