2L Flashcards
(8 cards)
Special Interest Groups
Special Interest Groups are organisations or a group of people that seek to influence laws, polices or behaviours to benefit a specific cause.
Unions
Unions are organisations composed of individuals who represent and speak on behalf of employees in a particular industry to improve wages and working conditions
employee
An employee strike is mass refusal by employees to work under particular wages or conditions
Business Associations
Business Associations are organisations that advise and support businesses in a particular industry.
Environmental Lobby Groups
Environmental Lobby Groups are organisations that advocate for the production of the environment and promote environmental issues to businesses, the government and public.
Sustainability
Sustainability is the ability to use something or act in a manner that does not deplete resources for the future.
Unions case study example
Unions are organisations composed of individuals who represent and speak on behalf of employees in a particular industry to improve wages and working conditions.
Example
The Australian Nurses and midwifery Federation (ANMF) is a union that provides support to Australian nurses and midwifery during gCOVID-19 by informing the government that healthcare workers are not being provide with clear information and guidelines. the ANFM also criticised healthcare providers for not consulting the union on how to best handle the pandemic to ensure its employees were safe and healthy at work.
Case study of business associations example
Business Associations are organisations that advise and support businesses in a particular industry.
Example
The Victorian Chamber of commerce and industry (VCCI). The VCCI operates events that promote networking between businesses. “Business after dark”
is an annual networking event held by the VCC1 in Melbourne’s Marvel Stadium. The events brings thousands of business leaders together over drinks and food , while encouraging owners to develop new business relationships and find new business opportunities.