SITXHRM008 - Roster staff

Unit code: SITXHRM008 | Study level: TAFE
Nominal hours:
30
Location
Footscray Nicholson
Industry
Prerequisites
N/A
Overview
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Overview

This unit applies to individuals responsible for developing staff rosters for situations involving potentially large numbers of staff working across a range of different service periods or shifts. It does not apply to small office environments.
It applies to senior personnel who operate independently or with limited guidance from others, including dedicated specialist staff or operational supervisors and managers.The unit applies to all tourism, travel, hospitality and event sectors.

Assessment

For Melbourne campuses

Assessment tasks will be designed to reinforce & extend knowledge and skill competence within set & controlled parameters in accordance with each units learning outcomes & performance criteria requirements, including the setting of work based practical application tasks designed to provide evidence of competence outcomes, within periodic and scheduled timelines.

Students will be expected to demonstrate the following required skills:

  • prepare staff rosters that meet diverse operational requirements across three different roster periods
  • ensure the following when preparing the above staff rosters:
  • sufficient staff to ensure the delivery of required services within wage budget constraints
  • appropriate skills mix of the team
  • modifications are incorporated where required
  • compliance with industrial provisions and organisational policies and procedures
  • completion of rosters within commercial and staff time constraints.

Students will also be expected to demonstrate the following knowledge:

  • sources of information on awards and other industrial provisions
  • industrial agreements and other considerations which impact the preparation of staffing rosters:
  • single or multiple awards and enterprise agreements
    award provisions for:
  • leave
  • mandated breaks between shifts
  • maximum allowed shift hours
  • standard, overtime and penalty pay rates
  • overall number of hours allocated to different staff members
    use of:
  • contractors and consideration of fees
  • permanent or casual staff
  • key elements of applicable awards and enterprise agreements:
  • leave provisions
  • mandated breaks between shifts
  • maximum allowed shift hours
  • standard, overtime and penalty pay rates
  • organisational human resource policies and procedures which impact the preparation of staffing rosters:
  • sociocultural-friendly organisational initiatives
  • family-friendly workplace initiatives
    provisions for leave:
  • carers
  • compassionate reasons
  • illness or injury
  • jury service
  • long service
  • maternity or paternity
  • rehabilitation of injured workers
  • study
  • recreation
  • social, cultural and skills mix of the team to be rostered
  • operational requirements of the business activity, department or event subject to rostering
  • role of rosters and their importance in controlling staff costs
  • wage budget for the business activity, department or event subject to rostering
  • system capabilities and functions of rostering software programs
  • different formats for and inclusions of staff rosters
  • processes for modifying rosters
  • methods used to communicate rosters, including both electronic and paper-based.

Required reading

The qualified trainer and assessor will provide teaching and learning materials as required in the form of workbooks produced by Victoria University and/or via the Victoria University e-learning system.

As part of a course

This unit is studied as part of the following course(s):

Advanced Diploma of Hospitality Management
SIT60322 | Advanced diploma | Duration:
Certificate IV in Kitchen Management
SIT40521 | Certificate iv | Duration:
Diploma of Hospitality Management
SIT50422 | Diploma | Duration:

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